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Meaning of SEA DEVIL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sea" dev`il\(Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus
    {Manta} or {Cepholoptera}, some of which become more than
    twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also {Ox
    ray}, under {Ox}.
(b) Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant
    squid ({Architeuthis}). See {Devilfish}.
(c) The angler.
 
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