any eel-like marine cyclostome vertebrate of the family Myxinidae, having a round sucking mouth and feeding on the tissues of other animals and on dead organic material
Often shortened to: hag
hagfish in American English
(ˈhægˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈhagˌfish or ˈhagˌfishes
any of an order (Myxiniformes) of small, eel-like marine jawless fishes, with a round, sucking mouth and horny teeth