hagfish, hag, slime eels
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hagfish (countable and uncountable, plural hagfish or hagfishes)
Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.
• borer
• hag
• myxinid
• myxinoid
• slime eel
• cyclostome
Source: Wiktionary
Hag"fish`(-fish`),n.(Zoöl.)
Definition: See Hag, 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
