English Explanatory Dictionary

earthworm eel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any species of small freshwater eel-like fish in the family Chaudhuriidae.

Word forms

earthworm eel earthworm eels

Etymology

From earthworm + eel, from the resemblance to these animals. Though, this animal is neither an earthworm or a true eel.

Synonyms

spineless eel
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