Associations to the word «Hagfish»

Wiktionary

HAGFISH, noun. Any of several primitive eellike creatures, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth; considered edible in Japan, their skin is used to make eelskin leather

Dictionary definition

HAGFISH, noun. Eellike 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.

Wise words

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