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eelskin

eelskin noun: the skin of a hagfish.

Noun

eelskin (plural eelskins)

  1. the skin of a hagfish
    • She paid for three eelskins.
    • He had an eelskin wallet.

Forms of eelskin

pluraleelskins

Origin of eelskin

From eel + skin (hagfish are very eel-like, and are sometimes called slime eels).

Questions about eelskin

What does eelskin mean?
Eelskin means the skin of a hagfish.
What part of speech is eelskin?
Eelskin is a noun.
What is the plural of eelskin?
The plural of eelskin is eelskins.

Words near eelskin in the dictionary

  1. eelpot
  2. eelpots
  3. eelpout
  4. eelpouts
  5. eels
  6. eelskin
  7. eelskins
  8. eelspear
  9. eelspears
  10. EELV
  11. EELVs

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