English Explanatory Dictionary

garden eel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.

Word forms

garden eel garden eels

Etymology

These eels are often found in groups, poking their heads up from their burrows, and thus resemble plants in a garden.

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