hagfish

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hagfish

/ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/

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From hag + fish.

noun hagfish · hagfishes · hag fish · hag-fish

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.
Similar: sea hag, borer, hag, myxinid, myxinoid, slime eel

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noun eellike fish of the family Myxinidae

Español	mixino, pez-bruja
한국어	먹장어 meokjang'eo, 곰장어 gomjang'eo, 꼼장어 kkomjang'eo
日本語	ヌタウナギ nutaunagi
中文	盲鰻 /盲鳗 mángmán
Português	mixina, peixe-bruxa, feiticeira
Français	myxine
Deutsch	Schleimaal, Inger
Italiano	missina
Русский	микси́на miksína
العربية	جُرَيْث jurayṯ

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@misc{hagfish_2026,
  title = {hagfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hagfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}