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Definition of Hagfish
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Hag, Slime Eels
Generic synonyms: Agnathan, Jawless Fish, Jawless Vertebrate
Group relationships: Family Myxinidae, Myxinidae
Specialized synonyms: Myxine Glutinosa, Eptatretus, Myxinikela Siroka
Generic synonyms: Agnathan, Jawless Fish, Jawless Vertebrate
Group relationships: Family Myxinidae, Myxinidae
Specialized synonyms: Myxine Glutinosa, Eptatretus, Myxinikela Siroka
Definition of Hagfish
1. n. See Hag, 4.
Definition of Hagfish
1. Noun. any of several primitive eellike creatures, of the family ''Myxinidae'', having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth; considered edible in Japan, their skin is used to make a form of leather ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hagfish
1. an eellike fish [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hagfish
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