1. devilfish(n = noun.animal) eschrichtius gibbosus, eschrichtius robustus, gray whale, grey whale - medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific;
is a kind of baleen whale, whalebone whale
is a member of eschrichtius, genus eschrichtius
2. devilfish(n = noun.animal) octopus - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles;
is a kind of octopod
has parts: octopus
is a member of genus octopus
3. devilfish(n = noun.animal) manta, manta ray - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned;
is a kind of ray
is a member of family mobulidae, mobulidae
has particulars: atlantic manta, manta birostris, devil ray, mobula hypostoma
devilfish, n. (pl. same or -fishes)
1 = devil ray.
2 any of various fish, esp. the stonefish.
3 hist. an octopus.