hagfish |
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| 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 |
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