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Hagfish meaning

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.

Synonyms of Hagfish

hag slime eels jawless vertebrate jawless fish agnathan

Related words

Other words often associated with Hagfish or its synonyms:

witch crone

Using Hagfish

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: hag, slime eels, jawless vertebrate, jawless fish.
  • In the example corpus, hagfish often appears in combinations such as: the hagfish.

Context around Hagfish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

species 1×

Sentence patterns with Hagfish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a hagfish can remove 1× absent while hagfish have only 1× differences between hagfish species provide 1× imports of hagfish 1× in the hagfish the pouches 1× that the hagfish are most 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a hagfish can 1× differences between hagfish 1× in the hagfish 1× jerid rold a 1× lampreys have only 1× molecular analysis since 1×

Common sentence endings:

a monophyletic sense 1× imports of hagfish 1× its anterior end 1× single vertical canal 1× specialized protein adaptations 1× to the tail 1×

Words around Hagfish

Just before it in the word index:

hagey 2 hagewood 2 hagestad 2 hagerty 42 hagersville 3 hagerstown 7

Just after it in the word index:

hagg 22 haggadah 33 haggadahs 2 haggadic 4 haggadistic 2 haggadot 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Hagfish

  • In this selection, "hagfish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, species stand out and add context to how "hagfish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a hagfish can remove and absent while hagfish have only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hagfish" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hagfish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Differences between hagfish species provide another example of adaptation to deep-sea pressure through specialized protein adaptations. (17 words)

Lampreys have only two semicircular canals, with the horizontal canal being absent, while hagfish have only a single, vertical, canal. (20 words)

Molecular analysis since 1992 has suggested that the hagfish are most closely related to lampreys, citation and so also are vertebrates in a monophyletic sense. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

In the hagfish, the pouches connect with the pharynx internally and a separate tube which has no respiratory tissue (the pharyngocutaneous duct) develops beneath the pharynx proper, expelling ingested debris by closing a valve at its anterior end. (38 words)

A hagfish can remove the excess slime, which can suffocate it in a matter of minutes, by tying its own body into an overhand knot, then sliding the knot from its head down to the tail. (36 words)

Jerid Rold, a fishermen in Moss Landing, Calif., tells NPR, he's been out of work for a month, since South Korea stopped taking imports of hagfish. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

Jerid Rold, a fishermen in Moss Landing, Calif., tells NPR, he's been out of work for a month, since South Korea stopped taking imports of hagfish.

A hagfish can remove the excess slime, which can suffocate it in a matter of minutes, by tying its own body into an overhand knot, then sliding the knot from its head down to the tail.

Differences between hagfish species provide another example of adaptation to deep-sea pressure through specialized protein adaptations.

In the hagfish, the pouches connect with the pharynx internally and a separate tube which has no respiratory tissue (the pharyngocutaneous duct) develops beneath the pharynx proper, expelling ingested debris by closing a valve at its anterior end.

Lampreys have only two semicircular canals, with the horizontal canal being absent, while hagfish have only a single, vertical, canal.

Molecular analysis since 1992 has suggested that the hagfish are most closely related to lampreys, citation and so also are vertebrates in a monophyletic sense.

Common combinations with hagfish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hagfish" in a sentence?
An example: "Jerid Rold, a fishermen in Moss Landing, Calif., tells NPR, he's been out of work for a month, since South Korea stopped taking imports of hagfish." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "hagfish" from authentic English texts.
What does "hagfish" mean?
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.
What are synonyms of "hagfish"?
Common synonyms of "hagfish" include: hag, slime eels, jawless vertebrate, jawless fish, agnathan.
How many example sentences with "hagfish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "hagfish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.