hagfish

1. (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
Synonyms: hag, slime eels
Related Words: Myxine glutinosa, Myxinikela siroka, agnathan, eptatretus, jawless fish, jawless vertebrate



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