cusk-eel

American  

[kuhsk-eel] / ˈkʌskˌil /

noun

cusk-eel, plural cusk-eels plural

1. 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.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• cusk-eel
  plural
• cusk-eels
  plural

Example Sentences

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cusk-eel cusk-eels

The assfish is actually a type of tadpole-shaped fish called a "cusk-eel."

From National Geographic ● Mar. 12, 2016

Other fish, such as cusk-eels, have dedicated sonic muscles that push on these bladders to bang like a drum or croak like a frog.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2020

In 2016, Eric Parmentier, Dr. Bolgan’s supervisor at the University of Liege, recorded cusk-eels growling in fiberglass tanks after sunset.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2020