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garden eel

garden eel noun: any member of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.

Noun

garden eel (plural garden eels)

  1. Any member of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.

garden eel meaning in Tamil

garden eel in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of garden eel

pluralgarden eels

Origin of garden eel

These eels are often found in groups, poking their heads up from their burrows, and thus resemble plants in a garden.

Questions about garden eel

What does garden eel mean?
Garden eel means any member of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.
What is garden eel in Tamil?
Garden eel in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Garden eel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is garden eel?
Garden eel is a noun.
What is the plural of garden eel?
The plural of garden eel is garden eels.

Words near garden eel in the dictionary

  1. garden cress
  2. garden cresses
  3. garden croton
  4. garden dormice
  5. garden dormouse
  6. garden eel
  7. garden eels
  8. garden egg
  9. garden eggs
  10. garden endive
  11. garden endives

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