congo snake


noun

any of several eel-shaped salamanders, as the amphiuma or siren.
Also called congo eel.

Origin of congo snake

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

British Dictionary definitions for congo eel

congo eel

congo snake


noun

an aquatic salamander, Amphiuma means, having an eel-like body with gill slits and rudimentary limbs and inhabiting still muddy waters in the southern US: family Amphiumidae