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Meaning of HAGFISH

Pronunciation:  'hag`fish

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 Definition: [n]  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
 
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 Synonyms: hag, slime eels
 
 See Also: agnathan, eptatretus, family Myxinidae, jawless fish, jawless vertebrate, Myxine glutinosa, Myxinidae, Myxinikela siroka

 

 

 

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