English Explanatory Dictionary

gulper eel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of many fish of the order Saccopharyngiformes that resemble eels, and which are sometimes treated as true eels, members of Anguilliformes.
  2. A pelican eel of species Eurypharynx pelecanoides of deep-sea eels.

Word forms

gulper eel gulper eels

Synonyms

saccopharyngiform

Translations

Finnish: ahmattiankerias Russian: большеро́т Russian: мешкоро́т Swedish: pelikanålartad fisk
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