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two-legged eel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
two--legged eel
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of aquatic salamander native to the eastern United States and northern Mexico, Siren intermedia, which has an elongated body possessing only two limbs: a pair of four-toed legs located behind the base of the head.

Etymology

From two-legged + eel, referencing this animal's eel-like shape and number of limbs.

Inflected Forms

two-legged eels (plural)

Synonyms

lesser siren dwarf siren mud eel

Questions

What does two-legged eel mean?
A species of aquatic salamander native to the eastern United States and northern Mexico, Siren intermedia, which has an elongated body possessing only two limbs: a pair of four-toed legs located behind the base of the head.
Where does two-legged eel come from?
From two-legged + eel, referencing this animal's eel-like shape and number of limbs.

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