pelican eels

A form of pelican eel — A deep-sea eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides), the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and family Eurypharyngidae, which is rarely seen by humans, although occasionally caught in fishing nets.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pelican eel
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: pelican eels on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.