HyperDic: congo_snake

English > 1 sense of the expression congo snake:
NOUNanimalcongo snake, amphiuma, congo eel, blind eelaquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet
English > congo snake: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningaquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States.
Synonymsamphiuma, congo eel, blind eel
Member ofgenus Amphiumacongo snakes
BroadersalamanderAny of various typically terrestrial / terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
Spanishamphiuma
Catalanamfiúmid, amphiuma

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