Creature with flat, transparent larvae called "leptocephali" Crossword Clue

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Creature with flat, transparent larvae called "leptocephali" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
2. voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CREATURE (noun)
1. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
2. a human being; `wight’ is an archaic term
TRANSPARENT (adjective)
1. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
2. so thin as to transmit light

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