noun the gray whale of the pacific coast. ·see gray whale.
2. devilfish ·noun the goosefish or angler (lophius), and other allied fishes. ·see angler.
3. devilfish ·noun a large cephalopod, especially the very large species of octopus and architeuthis. ·see octopus.
4. devilfish ·noun a huge ray (manta birostris / cephaloptera vampyrus) of the gulf of mexico and southern atlantic coasts. several other related species take the same name. ·see cephaloptera.