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Definition of Sea devil

Sea devil
Sea devil Sea" dev`il(Zo["o]l.) (a) Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus Manta or Cepholoptera, some of which become more than twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also Ox ray, under Ox. (b) Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant squid (Architeuthis). See Devilfish. (c) The angler.
sea devil
Cephaloptera Ceph`a*lop"te*ra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? head + ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.

Meaning of Sea devil from wikipedia

- The Devil's Sea (****anese: 魔の海, Hepburn: Ma no Umi), also known as the Devil's triangle, the Dragon's Triangle, the Formosa Triangle and the Pacific Bermuda...
- Look up sea devil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sea devil or Sea Devil may refer to: The manta ray, Manta birostris Its relatives in the family Myliobatidae...
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- "Legend of the Sea Devils" is the second of the 2022 specials of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, which was broadcast on BBC...
- USS Sea Devil has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Sea Devil (SS-400), later AGSS-400, a submarine in commission...
- land-dwellers. The 1972 serial The Sea Devils, also by Hulke, introduced their eponymous amphibious cousins. Both Silurians and Sea Devils made an appearance in 1984's...
- USS Sea Devil (SSN-664), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea devil (Manta birostria)...
- USS Sea Devil (SS/AGSS-400), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea devil (Manta birostria), the...
- USCGC Sea Devil is the 68th Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat to be built, and the first of four to be paid for by the US Navy. It is operated...
- Look up between the devil and the deep blue sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Between the devil and the deep blue sea" is an idiom meaning a dilemma...