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noun
Any species of small freshwater eel-like fish in the family Chaudhuriidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: spineless eel
Antonyms: none provided
History
From earthworm + eel, from the resemblance to these animals. Though, this animal is neither an earthworm or a true eel.
