hagfish | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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 | |
Synonyms: | slime_eels hag | |
Related terms: | jawless_vertebrate eptatretus Myxine_glutinosa Myxinikela_siroka Myxinidae | |
Similar spelling: |
hogfish |