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Japanese eel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Am eel of species Anguilla japonica, found in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, as well as the northern Philippines.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 鰻鱺 /鳗鲡 (mánlí) — Anguilla japonica
  • Finnish: japaninankerias — Anguilla japonica
  • Finnish: unagi — Anguilla japonica
  • Japanese: 日本鰻 (nihon'unagi) — Anguilla japonica
  • Korean: 뱀장어 (baemjang'eo) — Anguilla japonica
  • Russian: япо́нский речно́й у́горь (japónskij rečnój úgorʹ) — Anguilla japonica