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spiny eels

spiny eels is the plural of spiny eel.

Meaning of spiny eel

Noun

spiny eel (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.

Questions about spiny eels

What is spiny eels the plural of?
Spiny eels is the plural of spiny eel.

Words near spiny eels in the dictionary

  1. spiny cocklebur
  2. spiny cockleburs
  3. spiny coriander
  4. spiny dogfish
  5. spiny eel
  6. spiny eels
  7. spiny hopsage
  8. spiny lizard
  9. spiny lizards
  10. spiny lobster
  11. spiny lobsters

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