Gulper

/ˈɡʌlpər/ noun

Definition

A person or animal that gulps; also a type of deep-sea fish with an enormous mouth and expandable stomach.

Etymology

From 'gulp' (to swallow quickly) plus the agent suffix '-er,' meaning one who gulps; in marine biology, referencing fish like the gulper eel that can consume prey larger than itself.

Kelly Says

Gulper eels live in the deep ocean and have mouths so enormous they can swallow fish as long as they are—their stretchy stomachs can expand to hold an entire meal, making them nature's ultimate opportunistic feeders when food is scarce miles below the surface.

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