Associations to the word «Hagfish»
Wiktionary
HAGFISH, noun. Any of several primitive eellike creatures, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth; considered edible in Japan, their skin is used to make eelskin leather
Dictionary definition
HAGFISH, noun. Eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.