cusk-eel

[ kuhsk-eel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural (especially collectively) cusk-eel, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cusk-eels.

any of several eellike, marine fishes of the family Ophidiidae, having the ventral fins located under the throat and so modified as to resemble barbels.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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