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单词	hagfish
释义	hagfish noun hag·​fish ˈhag-ˌfish  : any of a family (Myxinidae) of marine cyclostomes that are related to the lampreys and in general resemble eels but have a round mouth surrounded by barbels and that feed upon other fishes and invertebrates by boring into their bodies Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Instead, their mouth was a cone-like opening similar to the ones seen in modern hagfish and lampreys. Isaac Skromne, The Conversation, 18 July 2022 To put this in context, the first vertebrate (the hagfish) is estimated to have arrived 450 million years ago. Cyra Richardson, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 When attacked, a hagfish secretes a slime that quickly balloons up to 10,000 times its original volume. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 Dec. 2019 Scientists have found similar extra chromosomes in hagfishes and some insects. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2019 In some cases, a single hagfish can fill a 5-gallon bucket with its slime! Nicola Di Girolamo, The Conversation, 24 July 2019 This slime can clog the gills of other fishes and protects the hagfish from predators. Nicola Di Girolamo, The Conversation, 24 July 2019 The hagfish fills its potential attackers’ mouths and gills with goo. Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2018 Little is known about hagfish in Alaska, although they are commonly caught elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad. Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1799, in the meaning defined above
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