English noun: devilfish |
1. | devilfish (animal) medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific |
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| Synonyms | Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, grey whale |
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| Broader (hypernym) | baleen whale, whalebone whale |
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| Member meronym | Eschrichtius, genus Eschrichtius |
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2. | devilfish (animal) bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles |
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| Synonyms | octopus |
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| Broader (hypernym) | octopod |
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| Part holonym | octopus |
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| Member meronym | genus Octopus |
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3. | devilfish (animal) extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned |
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| Synonyms | manta, manta ray |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ray |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Atlantic manta, devil ray, Manta birostris, Mobula hypostoma |
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| Member meronym | family Mobulidae, Mobulidae |
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