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pelican eel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
pel-i-can eel
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep-sea eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides), the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and family Eurypharyngidae, which is rarely seen by humans, although occasionally caught in fishing nets.

Inflected Forms

pelican eels (plural)

Synonyms

gulper eel pelican gulper umbrella-mouth gulper

Questions

What does pelican eel mean?
A deep-sea eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides), the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and family Eurypharyngidae, which is rarely seen by humans, although occasionally caught in fishing nets.

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