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congo eel

Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. A European fish ( Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species ( Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.

  2. A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

WordNet
congo eel

n. aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States [syn: amphiuma, congo snake, blind eel]