hag fish

A form of hagfish — Any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

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Meanings

nounhag fish (countable and uncountable, plural hag fish or hag fishes)

plural hag fishes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of hagfish.
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