noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 G F IH0 SH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sea hag
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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