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Devilfish

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octopusnoun(countable, loosely) Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
gray whalenounA baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north Pacific
manta raynounAny of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.
eschrichtius gibbosusnounmedium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern pacific
eschrichtius robustusnounmedium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern pacific
mantanounA kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.

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gray whalenounA baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north Pacific
manta raynounAny of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.
octopusnoun(countable, loosely) Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
mantanounA kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
eschrichtius gibbosusnounmedium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern pacific
eschrichtius robustusnounmedium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern pacific
raynounA beam of light or radiation.
dogfishnounAny of various small sharks
dog-fishnounAlternative spelling of dogfish. [Any of various small sharks]
dragonfishnounAny of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
filefishnounAny fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.
assfishnounAny of several types of fish:
shorefishnounAny of several fishes which inhabit shallow waters
boarfishnounAny of a number of fish that have a projecting snout, in either of two families:
tilefishnounAny of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
threadfishnounAny of the genus Alectis of fish, noted for their filamentous anal and dorsal fins.
jewfishnounAny of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish
sea dragonnounVarious sea animals that are likened to dragons:
snakefishnounAny of the several fish that resemble a snake.

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