hagfish

H4A1G2F4I1S1H4
/ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/

noun

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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sea hagborerhagmyxinidmyxinoidslime eelslime eels
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Meanings

nounhagfish (countable and uncountable, plural hagfish or hagfishes)

plural hagfishes · alternative hag fish · alternative hag-fish

  1. countableuncountableAny 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.

    Synonyms: sea hag, borer, hag, myxinid, myxinoid, slime eel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny 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.

Similar
sea hagborerhagmyxinidmyxinoidslime eel

More synonyms by meaning

nouneellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies

Similar
hagslime eels
Broader
jawless vertebratejawless fishagnathan
Also see
hagpenisslime eel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hag + fish.

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Translations

Arabic جُرَيْث
  • جُرَيْث (jurayṯ)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Bulgarian прилепало
  • прилепало (prilepalo)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Catalan mixina
  • mixinaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Chinese Mandarin 盲鰻 /盲鳗
  • 盲鰻 /盲鳗 (mángmán)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Danish slimål
  • slimåleellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Dutch slijmprik
  • slijmprikeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Esperanto mukofiŝo
  • mukofiŝoeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Finnish limaajakala, limaaja
  • limaajakalaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • limaajaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • limanahkiaineneellike fish of the family Myxinidae
French myxine
  • myxineeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
German Schleimaal, Inger
  • Schleimaaleellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • Ingereellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Irish cailleach
  • cailleacheellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Italian missina
  • missinaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Japanese ヌタウナギ
  • ヌタウナギ (nutaunagi)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Korean 먹장어, 곰장어
  • 먹장어 (meokjang'eo)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • 곰장어 (gomjang'eo)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • 꼼장어 (kkomjang'eo)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Māori tuere, tuare
  • tuereeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • tuareeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • napiaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • piaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Norwegian Bokmål slimål
  • slimåleellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Polish śluzica
  • śluzicaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Portuguese mixina, peixe-bruxa
  • mixinaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • peixe-bruxaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • feiticeiraeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Russian микси́на
  • микси́на (miksína)eellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Spanish mixino, pez-bruja
  • mixinoeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • pez-brujaeellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Swedish pirål
  • piråleellike fish of the family Myxinidae
Welsh ellyll môr, safngrwn
  • ellyll môreellike fish of the family Myxinidae
  • safngrwneellike fish of the family Myxinidae
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