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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