leopard eel

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English

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Etymology

From leopard +‎ eel, referencing the patterns of these animals.

Noun

leopard eel (plural leopard eels)

  1. Any of species Siren reticulata of aquatic salamander, endemic to the southeastern United States, first formally described in 2018.
    Synonyms: reticulated siren, leopard siren
  2. A species of marine eel, Myrichthys pardialis, known from the Atlantic Ocean, including the Canary Islands, Annobón Island, Equatorial Guinea, and São Tomé Island, that forms burrows in coarse sand sediments on rocky island coasts.

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