hag
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- noun
- /hæɡ/
- Archaic
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mixino
- The main scavengers, sharks and hag fish, are gone within a year, once they've eaten the first course - the soft tissue.
Examples
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Astonishingly good looks aside, the stand out strength of all hag fishes is their slime.
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You could make a few shillings on the periwinkles, and the shore was dotted with them, but, as the proverb says, they're only food for hags.
Fiction book (1997) -
The hag is an eel-like fish that feeds on the remains of dead creatures found on the ocean floor.
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After a storm, numerous hag fish were discovered around the wreckage, scavenging for food.
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With its round mouth and tentacles, the hag is an important part of the marine ecosystem for consuming trapped fish.
Synonyms
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A long eel-like sea fish that eats dead or dying fish from the inside and makes slime
A sea animal like an eel without jaws that makes lots of slime and eats dead fish
A group of jawless sea fish called hagfish that live in deep water
Compounds
- Slur
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A woman who has close friendships with gay men, a slang term that can be offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hag for the sea animal comes from the older name hagfish, and people may have called it a 'hag' because its slimy, strange look reminded them of an ugly old woman, so the short name hag helps you remember a slim, eel-like fish that makes slime.