snake-like fish
nounUK /sneɪk laɪk fɪʃ/
US /sneɪk laɪk fɪʃ/
A snake-like fish is a fish with a long, thin body that looks like a snake.
The eel is a snake-like fish that hides in rocks.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fish that swims with a wiggling, snake-like motion.
The loach is a snake-like fish that wiggles through the mud.
3. Any long, thin fish that people might mistake for a snake.
At the pond, we saw a snake-like fish gliding near the reeds.
4. A fish with a body shaped like a tube or ribbon.
The ribbon eel is a colorful snake-like fish.