资料来源 : pyDict
大鹞鱼;章鱼;灰鲸;鸢烘
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Devilfish \Dev"il*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A huge ray ({Manta birostris} or {Cephaloptera vampyrus})
of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts.
Several other related species take the same name. See
{Cephaloptera}.
(b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of
{Octopus} and {Architeuthis}. See {Octopus}.
(c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See {Gray whale}.
(d) The goosefish or angler ({Lophius}), and other allied
fishes. See {Angler}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
devilfish
n 1: medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific
[syn: {gray whale}, {Eschrichtius gibbosus}, {Eschrichtius
robustus}]
2: bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight
long tentacles [syn: {octopus}]
3: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton
and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it
dangerous if harpooned [syn: {manta}, {manta ray}]
[also: {devilfishes} (pl)]