Meanings
nounAsian swamp eel (plural Asian swamp eels)
plural Asian swamp eels
- An air-breathing species of fish (Monopterus albus) found in East and Southeast Asia.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 黃鱔 /黄鳝
- 黃鱔 /黄鳝 (wong⁴ sin⁵)Monopterus albus
Chinese Mandarin 鱔魚 /鳝鱼, 黃鱔 /黄鳝
- 鱔魚 /鳝鱼 (shànyú)Monopterus albus
- 黃鱔 /黄鳝 (huángshàn)Monopterus albus
Indonesian belut sawah
- belut sawahMonopterus albus
Japanese 田鰻
- 田鰻 (ta-unagi)Monopterus albus
Korean 드렁허리
- 드렁허리 (deureongheori)Monopterus albus
Malay belut sawah
- belut sawahMonopterus albus
Ukrainian вугор рисовий
- вугор рисовий (vuhor rysovyj)Monopterus albus
Vietnamese lươn
- lươnMonopterus albus
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APA
Asian swamp eel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asian%20swamp%20eel
MLA
“Asian swamp eel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asian%20swamp%20eel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asian swamp eel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asian%20swamp%20eel.
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