hagfish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/
Etymology
From hag + fish.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hag-fish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hagfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hagfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hag fish | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
New Zealand hagfish · hagfishery · inshore hagfish · southern hagfish · gulf hagfish · hagfishing · Pacific hagfish · black hagfish
Hypernyms
Synonyms
myxinoid · slime eel · hag · borer · sea hag · myxinid
Translations (38)
fi limanahkiainen (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ru микси́на (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · pt peixe-bruxa (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · bg прилепало (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · cmn 盲鰻 /盲鳗 (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ko 먹장어 (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · nv łóóʼ bíígháántsiighąąʼ ádaadinígíí (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · sh слепуља (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · mi napia (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · pt mixina (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · nb slimål (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · sv pirål (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · es pez-bruja (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · de Schleimaal (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · cy ellyll môr (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · mi pia (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · mi tuere (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · de Inger (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · cy safngrwn (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · fr myxine (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · fy slymnjoggeneach (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · it missina (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · gv caillagh varrey (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ar جُرَيْث (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · pt feiticeira (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ca mixina (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · es mixino (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ko 꼼장어 (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · pl śluzica (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · fi limaaja (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ga cailleach (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · nl slijmprik (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · fi limaajakala (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · mi tuare (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ja ヌタウナギ (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · eo mukofiŝo (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · da slimål (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae) · ko 곰장어 (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae)