wolf-eel

[ woolf-eel ]

noun
  1. a large, eellike fish, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.

Origin of wolf-eel

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words Nearby wolf-eel

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