garden eel

noun

Any member of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.

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Meanings

noungarden eel (plural garden eels)

plural garden eels

  1. Any member of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.

Origin

These eels are often found in groups, poking their heads up from their burrows, and thus resemble plants in a garden.

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APA

garden eel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20eel

MLA

“garden eel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20eel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garden eel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20eel.

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