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deep-sea spiny eel

deep-sea spiny eel noun: any species of fish in the family Notacanthidae, which have greatly elongated bodies, more tapered than in true eels and small or nonexistent caudal fins and lengthy anal fins.

deep-sea spiny eel: any species of fish in the family Notacanthidae, which have greatly elongated bodies, more tapered...
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Noun

deep-sea spiny eel (plural deep-sea spiny eels)

  1. Any species of fish in the family Notacanthidae, which have greatly elongated bodies, more tapered than in true eels and small or nonexistent caudal fins and lengthy anal fins.

Forms of deep-sea spiny eel

pluraldeep-sea spiny eels

Questions about deep-sea spiny eel

What does deep-sea spiny eel mean?
Deep-sea spiny eel means any species of fish in the family Notacanthidae, which have greatly elongated bodies, more tapered than in true eels and small or nonexistent caudal fins and lengthy anal fins.
What part of speech is deep-sea spiny eel?
Deep-sea spiny eel is a noun.
What is the plural of deep-sea spiny eel?
The plural of deep-sea spiny eel is deep-sea spiny eels.

Words near deep-sea spiny eel in the dictionary

  1. deep-rooted
  2. deep-rootedness
  3. deep-sea
  4. deep-sea prawn
  5. deep-sea prawns
  6. deep-sea spiny eel
  7. deep-sea spiny eels
  8. deep-seated
  9. deep-seeded
  10. deep-set
  11. deep-six

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