Definitions of devilfish
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bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
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medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
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synonyms:
Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, grey whale
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type of:
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baleen whale, whalebone whale
whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
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baleen whale, whalebone whale
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extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
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types:
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Atlantic 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 oceanic
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Mobula hypostoma, devil ray
small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
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type of:
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ray
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
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Atlantic manta, Manta birostris
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