slime eels

A form of slime eel — Synonym of hagfish.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of slime eel

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies

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jawless vertebratejawless fishagnathan
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