Noun: devilfish 'de-vul,fish
- Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
"The devilfish ray's enormous wingspan can reach up to 29 feet";
- manta, manta ray
- Medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
"Devilfish were spotted breaching off the Alaskan coast";
- grey whale [Brit, Cdn], gray whale [US], Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus
- Bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
"Fishermen feared the legendary devilfish";
- octopus
Derived forms: devilfishes
Type of: baleen whale, octopod, ray, whalebone whale
Part of: Eschrichtius, family Mobulidae, genus Eschrichtius, genus Octopus, Mobulidae
Encyclopedia: Devilfish