"snowflake eel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snowflake eels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowflake eel (plural snowflake eels)
  1. A snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa). Categories (lifeform): Eels
    Sense id: en-snowflake_eel-en-noun-PBuCsuix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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