"sea devil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea devils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea devil (plural sea devils)
  1. Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus Manta or Cephaloptera.
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  2. Any large cephalopod.
    Sense id: en-sea_devil-en-noun-HmVaHWGu
  3. An angler fish of species Lophius piscatorius Categories (lifeform): Anglerfish, Cephalopods, Rays and skates Derived forms: black sea devil (taxonomic: Melanocetidae spp.)
    Sense id: en-sea_devil-en-noun-xb1Qy-al Disambiguation of Anglerfish: 4 3 77 16 Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 10 13 63 14 Disambiguation of Rays and skates: 7 4 68 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 7 68 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 4 71 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 8 67 16
  4. Fishes of family Ceratiidae.
    Sense id: en-sea_devil-en-noun-pTJbf3kh

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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