"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). Synonyms: ophichthid Derived forms: fangtooth snake-eel (taxonomic: Aplatophis chauliodus), goldspotted snake eel (taxonomic: Myrichthys ocellatus), west coast snake eel (taxonomic: Mystriophis rostellatus) Translations (eel of the family Ophichthidae): أَنْقَلِيس ثُعْبَانِيّ (ʔanqalīs ṯuʕbāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), սրապոչ օձաձուկ (srapočʻ ōjajuk) (Armenian), 蛇鰻 /蛇鳗 (ji⁴ maan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 蛇鰻 /蛇鳗 (shémán) (Chinese Mandarin), hadař [masculine] (Czech), slangaal [masculine] (Dutch), käärmeankerias (Finnish), Schlangenaal [masculine] (German), siklóangolna (Hungarian), falsa-moreia [feminine] (Portuguese), острохво́стый у́горь (ostroxvóstyj úgorʹ) [masculine] (Russian), zmijka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), tieso [masculine] (Spanish), ofíctido [masculine] (Spanish), ormål [common-gender] (Swedish), змії́ний вуго́р (zmijínyj vuhór) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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Alternative forms

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