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Noun devilfish has 3 senses
- gray whale, devilfish, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus - medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific
--1 is a kind of baleen whale, whalebone whale
--1 is a member of Eschrichtius, genus Eschrichtius
- octopus, devilfish - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
--2 is a kind of octopod
--2 is a member of genus Octopus
--2 has parts: octopus
- manta, manta ray, devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
--3 is a kind of ray
--3 is a member of Mobulidae, family Mobulidae
--3 has particulars: Atlantic manta, Manta birostris; devil ray, Mobula hypostoma
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