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devilfish

[ dev-uhl-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) devilfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) devilfishes.


devilfish

/ ˈ»åÉ›±¹É™±ôËŒ´Úɪʃ /

noun

  1. Also calleddevil ray another name for manta
  2. another name for octopus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of devilfish1

First recorded in 1700–10; devil + fish
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Trapping wild devilfish could support modest demand, he says, but to scale up, they might ultimately need to be farmed—carefully.

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“You mean devilfish? I didn’t know there was any there. I’ve lived here all my life.â€

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I tried to drag the devilfish out of the water, but my strength was gone.

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I saw there a “witches’ scene†of an old Indian woman boiling devilfish or octopus in a kettle over a campfire, splendidly lit against the gloom of night, and all reflected in the water.

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An overturned stump with bleaching roots appears like a hideous devilfish with arms ready to entwine and crush.

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