"snake-eel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snake-eels [plural], snake eel [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snake-eel (plural snake-eels)
  1. Any member of the family Ophichthidae of eels (order Anguilliformes). Categories (lifeform): Eels Derived forms: fangtooth snake-eel (taxonomic: Aplatophis chauliodus), goldspotted snake eel (taxonomic: Myrichthys ocellatus), west coast snake eel (taxonomic: Mystriophis rostellatus)
    Sense id: en-snake-eel-en-noun--KVYHUOS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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