genus Amphiuma

genus Amphiuma
noun
congo snakes
Hypernyms: ↑amphibian genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Amphiumidae, ↑family Amphiumidae
Member Meronyms: ↑amphiuma, ↑congo snake, ↑congo eel, ↑blind eel

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