Hagfish (Noun)
Meaning
Eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Hagfish have a unique ability to secrete a cloud of slimy mucus to defend themselves from predators.
- The hagfish was found on the ocean floor, feeding on a decaying fish carcass.
- In the lab, the researchers studied the behavior of hagfish, observing their unusual method of feeding.
- The diver spotted a hagfish using its tongue to burrow into the side of a dead salmon.
- Despite its reputation, the hagfish is a relatively harmless creature that plays an important role in cleaning up dead organic matter in the ocean.