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Examples of sea devil in a Sentence
a sea devil glided along the ocean floor
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Among certain species of anglerfish, like those in the sea devil (Ceratiidae) family, males are little more than sperm sacs with nostrils.
—Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
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First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined above
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“Sea devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20devil. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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