hagfish

1. The Pacific Ocean Hagfish has a disgusting way of defending itself.
   太平洋的八目鳗类鱼自卫的方式有点让人作呕。
2. The hagfish, unfortunately, sometimes falls prey to its own defense mechanism, but normally it twists itself into knots to escape the gelatinous goop.
   不幸的是，有时候，八目鳗类鱼会成为自己防卫机制的受害者。但通常情况下，它会把自己拧成几节，然后从粘液中逃脱。
3. VLRs are leucine-rich repeat ( LRR) proteins that mediate adaptive immunity in jawless vertebrates ( hagfish and lamprey).
   可变淋巴细胞受体是富含亮氨酸重复序列（leucine-richrepeat，LRR）蛋白，调控无颌类脊椎动物（八目鳗和七鳃鳗）的获得性免疫。

noun

1. eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles

   Synonym:    hagslime eels