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/ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/ · noun
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..
Use hagfish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hagfish means 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..
Common synonyms include borer, hag, myxinid, myxinoid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hagfish where its definition matches the intended context.
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