congo snake n 1: aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States [syn: {amphiuma}, {congo snake}, {congo eel}, {blind eel}]
Congo snake \Con"go snake"\ (Zool.) An amphibian ({Amphiuma means}) of the order {Urodela}, found in the southern United States. See {Amphiuma}. [1913 Webster] Congou