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devilfishes

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dev⋅il⋅fish

  [dev-uhl-fish]
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–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
1. manta.
2. octopus.
Origin:
1700–10; devil + fish

man⋅ta

  [man-tuh; Sp. mahn-tah]
–noun, plural -tas  [-tuhz; Sp. -tahs] .
1. (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
2. the type of blanket or cloth used on a horse or mule.
3. Military. a movable shelter formerly used to protect besiegers, as when attacking a fortress.
4. Ichthyology. Also called manta ray, devil ray, devilfish. any of several tropical rays of the small family Mobulidae, esp. of the genus Manta, measuring from 2 to 24 ft. (0.6 to 7.3 m) across, including the pectoral fins.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Sp < Pr: blanket. See mantle
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dev·il·fish   (děv'əl-fĭsh')   
n.   pl. devilfish or dev·il·fish·es

  1. See manta.

  2. See octopus.

  3. See gray whale.

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