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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  Devilfish \Dev"il*fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A huge ray ({Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus)
         of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts.
         Several other related species take the same name. See
         Cephaloptera.
     (b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of
         Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus.
     (c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale.
     (d) The goosefish or angler ({Lophius), and other allied
         fishes. See Angler.
         [1913 Webster]

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