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Eel

An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.

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Conger 76% connected

The conger eel; -- called also congeree.

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Elver 76% connected

A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also elvene.

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Moray 76% connected

A muraena.

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Tuna 76% connected

The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly.

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Fish 76% connected

A counter, used in various games.

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Malacopterygian 76% connected

One of the Malacopterygii.

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nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)

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nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)

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the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

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(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Nutrient noun · 85% connection

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a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.

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Analogue noun · 78% connection

A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…

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Badger noun · 78% connection

A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on…

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Bass noun · 78% connection

An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.

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Botfly noun · 78% connection

A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to domestic animals,…

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Calamary noun · 78% connection

A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they d…

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Chub noun · 78% connection

A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In Amer…

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Crayfish noun · 78% connection

Any crustacean of the family Astacidae, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very d…

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Crocodile noun · 78% connection

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…

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Earthworm noun · 78% connection

Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and Amer…

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Etheostomoid noun · 78% connection

Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to the perches; -- also called darter. The etheostomoids are small and oft…

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Flying fish unknown · 78% connection

A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishe…

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Fossil noun · 78% connection

The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong…

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