devilfish

dev·il·fish

D0179500 (dĕv′əl-fĭsh′)n. pl. devilfish or dev·il·fish·es Any of various aquatic animals having hornlike appendages on the head or thought to have a sinister appearance, including the devil rays, the manta, and certain octopuses and squids.

devilfish

(ˈdɛvəlˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes1. (Animals) Also called: devil ray another name for manta¹2. (Animals) another name for octopus

man•ta

(ˈmæn tə, ˈmɑn-)

n., pl. -tas. 1. (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap. 2. Also called man′ta ray`, devilfish. any warm-water ray of the family Mobulidae, esp. of the genus Manta, measuring up to 24 ft. (7.3 m) across. [1690–1700; < Sp: blanket]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	devilfish - medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern PacificEschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, grey whalebaleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the waterEschrichtius, genus Eschrichtius - type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
	2.	devilfish - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentaclesoctopusoctopod - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shellgenus Octopus - type genus of the family Octopodidaeoctopus - tentacles of octopus prepared as food
	3.	devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpoonedmanta ray, mantaray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral finsfamily Mobulidae, Mobulidae - large rays lacking venomous spines: mantasAtlantic manta, Manta birostris - largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanicdevil ray, Mobula hypostoma - small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools

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