devilfish
n . 大鹞鱼;章鱼;灰鲸;鸢烘
大鹞鱼;章鱼;灰鲸;鸢烘
devilfish n 1 :
medium -
sized greyish -
black whale of the northern Pacific [
synonym : {
grey whale }, {
gray whale }, {
devilfish },
{
Eschrichtius gibbosus }, {
Eschrichtius robustus }]
2 :
bottom -
living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles [
synonym : {
octopus }, {
devilfish }]
3 :
extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes ;
usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned [
synonym : {
manta }, {
manta ray },
{
devilfish }]
Gray \
Gray \ (
gr [=
a ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Grayer };
superl . {
Grayest }.]
[
OE .
gray ,
grey ,
AS .
gr [=
ae ]
g ,
gr [=
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g ;
akin to D .
graauw ,
OHG .
gr [=
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o ,
G .
grau ,
Dan .
graa ,
Sw .
gr [*
a ],
Icel .
gr [=
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r .]
[
Written also {
grey }.]
1 .
any color of neutral hue between white and black ;
white mixed with black ,
as the color of pepper and salt ,
or of ashes ,
or of hair whitened by age ;
sometimes ,
a dark mixed color ;
as ,
the soft gray eye of a dove .
[
1913 Webster ]
These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Gray -
haired ;
gray -
headed ;
of a gray color ;
hoary .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Old ;
mature ;
as ,
gray experience . --
Ames .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
gloomy ;
dismal .
[
PJC ]
{
Gray antimony } (
Min .),
stibnite .
{
Gray buck } (
Zool .),
the chickara .
{
Gray cobalt } (
Min .),
smaltite .
{
Gray copper } (
Min .),
tetrahedrite .
{
Gray duck } (
Zool .),
the gadwall ;
also applied to the female mallard .
{
Gray falcon } (
Zool .)
the peregrine falcon .
{
Gray Friar }.
See {
Franciscan },
and {
Friar }.
{
Gray hen } (
Zool .),
the female of the blackcock or black grouse .
See {
Heath grouse }.
{
Gray mill }
or {
Gray millet } (
Bot .),
a name of several plants of the genus {
Lithospermum };
gromwell .
{
Gray mullet } (
Zool .)
any one of the numerous species of the genus {
Mugil },
or family {
Mugilid [
ae ]},
found both in the Old World and America ;
as the European species ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
capito },
and {
Mugilid [
ae ]
auratus }),
the American striped mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
albula }),
and the white or silver mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
Braziliensis }).
See {
Mullet }.
{
Gray owl } (
Zool .),
the European tawny or brown owl ({
Syrnium aluco }).
The great gray owl ({
Ulula cinerea })
inhabits arctic America .
{
Gray parrot } (
Zool .),
an African parrot ({
Psittacus erithacus }),
very commonly domesticated ,
and noted for its aptness in learning to talk .
Also called {
jako }.
{
Gray pike }. (
Zool .)
See {
Sauger }.
{
Gray snapper } (
Zool .),
a Florida fish ;
the sea lawyer .
See {
Snapper }.
{
Gray snipe } (
Zool .),
the dowitcher in winter plumage .
{
Gray whale } (
Zool .),
a rather large and swift whale of the northern Pacific ({
Eschrichtius robustus },
formerly {
Rhachianectes glaucus }),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin .
It grows to a length of 50 feet (
someimes 60 feet ).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California ,
and is now rare ; --
called also {
grayback },
{
devilfish },
and {
hardhead }.
It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons .
[
1913 Webster ]
Gray whale \
Gray whale \ (
Zool .),
a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific ({
Eschrichtius robustus },
formerly {
Rhachianectes glaucus }),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin ; --
called also {
grayback }, {
devilfish },
and {
hardhead }.
It grows to a length of 50 feet (
sometimes 60 feet ).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California ,
and is now rare .
It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons .
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1913 Webster PJC ]
manta ray \
manta ray \
n .
An extremely large pelagic tropical ray of the family {
Mobulidae },
that feeds on plankton and small fishes .
It is usually harmless but its size (
up to 20 feet across and up to a ton in weight )
make it dangerous if harpooned .
Called also {
manta }, {
sea devil }
and {
devilfish }.
See also {
Cephaloptera }
and {
Sea devil }.
[
WordNet 1 .
5 PJC ]
Devilfish \
Dev "
il *
fish `\,
n . (
Zool .)
(
a )
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 }.
(
b )
A large cephalopod ,
especially the very large species of {
Octopus }
and {
Architeuthis }.
See {
Octopus }.
(
c )
The gray whale of the Pacific coast .
See {
Gray whale }.
(
d )
The goosefish or angler ({
Lophius }),
and other allied fishes .
See {
Angler }.
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1913 Webster ]
Cephaloptera \
Ceph `
a *
lop "
te *
ra \
(
s [
e ^]
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r [.
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n . [
NL .,
fr .
Gr .
kefalh `
head ptero `
n wing .] (
Zool .)
One of the generic names of the gigantic ray ({
Manta birostris })
of the family {
Mobulidae },
known as {
devilfish },
{
sea devil }, {
manta }
and {
manta ray }.
It is common on the coasts of South Carolina ,
Florida ,
and farther south ,
and is sometimes found as far north as New York Bay .
Some of them grow to enormous size ,
becoming twenty feet of more across the body ,
and weighing more than a ton .
[
1913 Webster ]
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