Hagfish
/ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather. countable, uncountable
- 2 eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Hagfish can produce amazing amounts of mucus."
Etymology
From hag + fish.