devilfish

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
noun bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
noun extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned

Compound of devil + fish.

The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

grey whale, gray whale, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus

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