gulper eel

noun

Any of many fish of the order Saccopharyngiformes that resemble eels, and which are sometimes treated as true eels, members of Anguilliformes.

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saccopharyngiform
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Meanings

noungulper eel (plural gulper eels)

plural gulper eels

  1. Any of many fish of the order Saccopharyngiformes that resemble eels, and which are sometimes treated as true eels, members of Anguilliformes.

    Synonyms: saccopharyngiform

    1. A pelican eel of species Eurypharynx pelecanoides of deep-sea eels.

      Synonyms: saccopharyngiform

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of many fish of the order Saccopharyngiformes that resemble eels, and which are sometimes treated as true eels, members of Anguilliformes.

Similar
saccopharyngiform

nounA pelican eel of species Eurypharynx pelecanoides of deep-sea eels.

Similar
saccopharyngiform
Also see
pelican eel

Translations

Finnish ahmattiankerias
  • ahmattiankeriasfish
Russian большеро́т, мешкоро́т
  • большеро́т (bolʹšerót)fish
  • мешкоро́т (meškorót)fish
Swedish pelikanålartad fisk
  • pelikanålartad fiskfish
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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