The difference between Hagfish and Myxinid

When used as nouns, 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, whereas myxinid means any member of the taxonomic class myxini, the hagfish.


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  1. Hagfish as a noun:

    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.

  1. Myxinid as a noun:

    Any member of the taxonomic class Myxini, the hagfish.

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