congo snake [eel]

congo snake [eel]
〔動〕(ウナギに似た)サンショウウオ(の類)《米国南東部産》.

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  • congo snake — noun aquatic eel shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States • Syn: ↑amphiuma, ↑congo eel, ↑blind eel • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Amphiuma …   Useful english dictionary

  • congo snake — any of several eel shaped salamanders, as the amphiuma or siren. Also called congo eel. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • congo snake — /ˈkɒŋgoʊ sneɪk/ (say konggoh snayk) noun either of two primitive, eel like amphibians of the genus Amphiuma of the south eastern US having two pairs of very short limbs. Also, congo eel …  

  • congo eel — ☆ congo eel n. an eel like salamander (Amphiuma means) with two pairs of very small, weak legs, found in the swamps of the SE U.S.: also called congo snake * * * …   Universalium

  • congo eel — ☆ congo eel n. an eel like salamander (Amphiuma means) with two pairs of very small, weak legs, found in the swamps of the SE U.S.: also called congo snake …   English World dictionary

  • congo eel — noun aquatic eel shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States • Syn: ↑amphiuma, ↑congo snake, ↑blind eel • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Amphiuma …   Useful english dictionary

  • blind eel — noun aquatic eel shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States • Syn: ↑amphiuma, ↑congo snake, ↑congo eel • Hypernyms: ↑salamander • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Amphiuma …   Useful english dictionary

  • Conger eel — Conger or conger eel is a vernacular term used for a number of different species of fish, mostly eels of the family Congridae, and especially the genus Conger. Likely possibilities include: Anguilla reinhardtii Ariosoma balaricum Bassanago… …   Wikipedia

  • lamper eel — noun primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue • Syn: ↑lamprey, ↑lamprey eel • Hypernyms: ↑jawless vertebrate, ↑jawless fish, ↑agnathan • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Congoeel — Congo eel n. An eellike amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the southeast United States, having two pairs of tiny nonfunctioning legs. Although it is almost completely aquatic, it can move overland. Also called Congo snake. * * * …   Universalium

  • Congosnake — Congo snake n. See Congo eel. * * * …   Universalium

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