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noun, plural (especially collectively) eel, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) eels.
1.
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
2.
any of several similar but unrelated fishes, as the lamprey.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English ele, Old English ēl, ǣl; cognate with Dutch aal, German Aal, Old Norse āll
before 1000; Middle English ele, Old English ēl, ǣl; cognate with Dutch aal, German Aal, Old Norse āll
Related forms
eel·like, adjective
eel·y, adjective
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Word Origin & History
eel
O.E. æl, from P.Gmc. *ælaz, of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside Gmc.
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