devilfish

noun

dev·​il·​fish ˈde-vᵊl-ˌfish 

1

: devil ray

2

: octopus

broadly : any large cephalopod

Synonyms

• manta
• manta ray
• sea devil

Examples of devilfish in a Sentence

they saw a devilfish when they went scuba diving in the Caribbean, but it swam away quickly

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

devilfish

noun

dev·​il·​fish ˈdev-əl-ˌfish 

1

: manta ray

2

: octopus sense 1