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Meanings of slime eels in English

Catalan
mixinoïdeu
Spanish
myxini

Eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies.

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mixinoïdeu
Usage of slime eels in English
1
Hagfish are also known as slime eels, thought they are not eels.
Wired
2
A HIGHWAY in the United States has been covered in slime eels after a five-vehicle collision.
News.com.au
3
Eels, or hagfish, have a skull but no jaw or spine and they secrete slime when distressed, earning them the nickname " slime eels."
News.com.au
Translations for slime eels
Spanish
myxini