hagfish

[ hag-fish ]

/ ˈhægˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) hag·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hag·fish·es.

any eellike, marine cyclostome of the order Myxiniformes, having undeveloped eyes, a barbel-rimmed, circular mouth, and horny teeth for boring into the flesh of fishes to feed on their interior parts.

Origin of hagfish

First recorded in 1605–15; hag¹ + fish

Words nearby hagfish

hagbut, hagdon, Hageman factor, Hagen, Hagerstown, hagfish, Haggada, Haggadah, haggadist, Haggai, haggard

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Example sentences from the Web for hagfish

The "oral cirri" suggest somewhat the barbels of the nose and mouth of a hagfish.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
In the California hagfish, Polistotrema stouti, great numbers of these eggs have been found in the stomachs of the males.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
In gill-nets in Monterey Bay great mischief is done by hagfish (Polistotrema stouti).
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for hagfish

hagfish

/ (ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any eel-like marine cyclostome vertebrate of the family Myxinidae, having a round sucking mouth and feeding on the tissues of other animals and on dead organic materialOften shortened to: hag

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单词	hagfish
释义	hagfish [ hag-fish ] / ˈhægˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) hag·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hag·fish·es. any eellike, marine cyclostome of the order Myxiniformes, having undeveloped eyes, a barbel-rimmed, circular mouth, and horny teeth for boring into the flesh of fishes to feed on their interior parts. Origin of hagfish First recorded in 1605–15; hag¹ + fish Words nearby hagfish hagbut, hagdon, Hageman factor, Hagen, Hagerstown, hagfish, Haggada, Haggadah, haggadist, Haggai, haggard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hagfish The "oral cirri" suggest somewhat the barbels of the nose and mouth of a hagfish. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan In the California hagfish, Polistotrema stouti, great numbers of these eggs have been found in the stomachs of the males. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan In gill-nets in Monterey Bay great mischief is done by hagfish (Polistotrema stouti). A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan British Dictionary definitions for hagfish hagfish / (ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes any eel-like marine cyclostome vertebrate of the family Myxinidae, having a round sucking mouth and feeding on the tissues of other animals and on dead organic materialOften shortened to: hag 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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