congo eel in British English
or congo snake
noun
an aquatic salamander, Amphiuma means, having an eel-like body with gill slits and rudimentary limbs and inhabiting still, muddy waters in the southern US: family Amphiumidae
congo eel in American English
US
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 Image ofcongo eel
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