spiny eel

noun

Any freshwater fish, similar to but not related to the true eels, of the family Mastacembelidae.

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Meanings

nounspiny eel (plural spiny eels)

plural spiny eels

  1. Any freshwater fish, similar to but not related to the true eels, of the family Mastacembelidae.
  2. Any marine fish of family Notacanthidae, a deep-sea spiny eel.
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