congo snake

congo snake
noun
aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
Syn: ↑amphiuma, ↑congo eel, ↑blind eel
Hypernyms: ↑salamander
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Amphiuma

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noun
: an elongated bluish black amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the southeastern United States that has two pairs of very short limbs each with two or three toes and attains a length of three feet — called also blind eel, congo eel, lamper eel

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any of several eel-shaped salamanders, as the amphiuma or siren. Also called congo eel.
[1825-35, Amer.]

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congo snake,
= congo eel. (Cf.congo eel)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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