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Amphiuma
see synonyms of amphiumaNoun
1. amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake
aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Amphiuma
see synonyms of amphiuman.
Any of several long slender salamanders of the genus Amphiuma of the southeast United States that in their adult stage have two pairs of very small nonfunctioning legs and breathe with lungs although they are aquatic. Also called Congo eel, Congo snake.
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