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BLIND EEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blind eel mean? 

BLIND EEL (noun)
  The noun BLIND EEL has 1 sense:

1. aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: BLIND EEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLIND EEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

amphiuma; blind eel; congo eel; congo snake

Hypernyms ("blind eel" is a kind of...):

salamander (any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)

Holonyms ("blind eel" is a member of...):

genus Amphiuma (congo snakes)


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