Devilfish

Devilfish

Devilfish or devil fish may refer to one of the following:

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People

  • Devilfish is the nickname of the poker player Dave Ulliott

Marine creatures

  • Devil fish (Mobula mobular) is a species of eagle ray
  • Devilfish is also a name applied to the manta ray (Manta birostris)
  • Devilfish may refer to the venomous fish Inimicus didactylus
  • Devilfish is an alternate (and rather obsolete) name for the octopus[1]
  • Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted
  • Devil Fish may refer to two Australian fishes: Paraplesiops meleagris (Southern or Western Blue Devil Fish) and Paraplesiops bleekeri (Eastern Blue Devil Fish)
  • Devil Fish may refer to Jenny Haniver purported cryptid

Other

  • USS Devilfish (SS/AGSS-292), a Balao-class submarine
  • The Devilfish is the name of the primary troop transport for the Tau Empire in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000
  • A set of modifications to the Roland TB-303 Bassline synthesizer, by Robin Whittle. The Terminus typeB303 "Devilfish" is a mecha in the anime series Eureka Seven, the Terminus typeB303 - whose name and designation are an homage to this equipment.
  • Devilfish is the US video-release title given to the 1984 Italian film Monster Shark
  • 'Devilfish' is the online persona of Webcomic character Marcy Wisniewsky from PvP
  • "Devilfish", a 1984 movie.
  • Ridler

References

  1. ^ "devilfish - Define Devilfish at Dictionary.com". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Reference.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=devilfish. Retrieved 2010-07-24. 

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  • devilfish — [dev′əl fish΄] n. pl. devilfish or devilfishes (see FISH) 1. any manta: so called because its pectoral fins are hornlike near the eyes 2. any large cephalopod, esp. the octopus …   English World dictionary

  • Devilfish — Dev il*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A huge ray ({Manta birostris} or {Cephaloptera vampyrus}) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See {Cephaloptera}. (b) A large cephalopod, especially …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Devilfish — Dave Ulliott Ulliott bei der WSOP 2005 Spitzname(n) The Devilfish Wohnort Hull World Series of Poker Bracelets (Turniersiege) 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • devilfish — Gray Gray (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devilfish — Gray whale Gray whale (Zo[ o]l.), a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific ({Eschrichtius robustus}, formerly {Rhachianectes glaucus}), having short jaws and no dorsal fin; called also {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devilfish — manta ray manta ray n. An extremely large pelagic tropical ray of the family {Mobulidae}, that feeds on plankton and small fishes. It is usually harmless but its size (up to 20 feet across and up to a ton in weight) make it dangerous if harpooned …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devilfish — Cephaloptera Ceph a*lop te*ra (s[e^]f [.a]*l[o^]p t[ e]*r[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh head + ptero n wing.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray ({Manta birostris}) of the family {Mobulidae}, known as {devilfish}, {sea devil} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devilfish — /dev euhl fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) devilfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) devilfishes. 1. manta. 2. octopus. [1700 10; DEVIL + FISH] * * * …   Universalium

  • devilfish — /ˈdɛvəlfɪʃ/ (say devuhlfish) noun (plural devilfish or devilfishes) 1. Also, devil ray. the manta ray, Manta alfredi, of the Great Barrier Reef and north Australian waters; diamond fish. 2. any of several large rays of genera Manta and Mobula,… …  

  • devilfish — paprastoji dalija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Dallia pectoralis angl. Alaska blackfish; devilfish rus. даллия; обыкновенная даллия; чёрная рыба ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dalijos …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

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