devilfish

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The octopus.

   “The unattractive reptilian specimen in the man’s right hand is an octopus, or devilfish, which constitutes a favorite dish with the Asiatics of the islands.”

2. isim The giant squid or kraken.

   “It can easily be imagined that such creatures as these could drown a man, or upset a boat, and they have furnished material for many fabulous accounts of sea-serpents and devil-fishes.”

3. isim The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.

   “The California gray whale, or devil-fish (Rhachianectes glaucus), is found only in the North Pacific, and is an object of pursuit by the shore stations established along that coast.”

4. isim The piranha.

   “The same carnivorous instincts are likewise attributed to the devil-fish, or piranha so common in the Rio San Francisco, and the terror of bathers.”

5. isim The anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.

   “The American angler, or devil fish, which was placed In the Aquarium on Tuesday, was found dead in the tank yesterday morning. Mr. Coup, the manager, is making great effort to procure another specimen, as well as some strange fish from South America.”

6. isim The suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus (translating Spanish pez diablo).

   “In the rivers of southern Mexico, a lizard-like fish with armor for skin has taken over the habitat of the native fish like róbalo and mojarra. Locals call it the pez diablo, or devil fish, and long assumed it was poisonous.”

7. isim The manta ray; any ray in the genus Mobula.

   “The Tectospondyli contains those dog-fishes which have no anal fin, and the rays and devil-fishes.”

8. isim The devil ray, Mobula mobular.
9. isim Certain fish in the genus Paraplesiops; see blue devilfish, Bleeker's devilfish.

   “Devilfish are rather shy and difficult to approach. However, patience and perseverence^([sic]) usually pay off.”