Added 9 October 2026 hagfish /ˈhæɡˌfɪʃ/ noun Categories: AnimalsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hagfish at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather. Origin From hag + fish. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: hagglutinosaeelskinmyxinoidmyxinidfishhagfisherynemichthyidecheneid Back to today's word