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wolf eel

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wolf-eel

[woolf-eel]
–noun
a large, eellike fish, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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wolf eel  
n.  A Pacific wolffish (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) having a long body and a pointed tail.
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