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snake-eel

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the family Ophichthidae of eels (order Anguilliformes).

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Synonyms: ophichthid

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  • Arabic: أَنْقَلِيس ثُعْبَانِيّ (ʔanqalīs ṯuʕbāniyy) — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Armenian: սրապոչ օձաձուկ (srapočʻ ōjajuk) — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蛇鰻 /蛇鳗 (ji4 maan4) — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛇鰻 /蛇鳗 (shémán) — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Czech: hadař — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Dutch: slangaal — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Finnish: käärmeankerias — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • German: Schlangenaal — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Hungarian: siklóangolna — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Portuguese: falsa-moreia — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Russian: острохво́стый у́горь (ostroxvóstyj úgorʹ) — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Serbo-Croatian: zmijka — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Spanish: tieso — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Spanish: ofíctido — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Swedish: ormål — eel of the family Ophichthidae
  • Ukrainian: змії́ний вуго́р (zmijínyj vuhór) — eel of the family Ophichthidae