Devilfish

n.

1.

(Zool.) A huge ray (Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera.

Noun	1.	devilfish - medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific Synonyms: Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, gray whale
	2.	devilfish - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles Synonyms: octopus
	3.	devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned Synonyms: manta ray, manta

baleen whale, Eschrichtius, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus, genus Eschrichtius, gray whale, whalebone whale