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sea devil

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Origin of sea devil1

First recorded in 1585–95

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One of the harbour regulations consists of a special paragraph warning seamen against using this poisonous "sea-devil."

Barthelemy became master of the ship, and lashing it to the Sea Devil, sailed off with both vessels at a wonderful rate of speed.

The Sea Devil sailed close up to it, the Dutch consort remaining a little behind.

Also a species of Lophius or toad-fish; from its ugliness and habits called also the sea-devil.

The manta, or sea-devil, of tropical America is Manta birostris.

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