seadevil
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See also: sea devil
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
seadevil (plural seadevils)
- Alternative spelling of sea devil (Lophiiformes)
- 2007 May 22, William J. Broad, “Mysteries to Behold in the Dark Down Deep: Seadevils and Species Unknown”, in New York Times[1]:
- From left; Caulophryne jordani Fanfin seadevil, Marrus Orthocanna and Grimpoteuthis, or "Dumbo octopus."
Derived terms[edit]
- black seadevil (Melanocetidae)
- doublespine seadevil (Diceratiidae)
- fanfin seadevil (Caulophrynidae)
- leftvent seadevil (Linophrynidae)
- needlebeard seadevil (Neoceratiidae)
- prickly seadevil (Centrophrynidae)
- warty seadevil (Ceratiidae)
- whipnose seadevil (Gigantactinidae)
- wolf-trap seadevil (Thaumatichthyidae)