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eel
[eel] 
–noun, plural (especially collectively
) eel, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) eels.
) 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:
bef. 1000; ME ele, OE ēl, ǣl; c. D aal, G Aal, ON āll
bef. 1000; ME ele, OE ēl, ǣl; c. D aal, G Aal, ON āll
Related forms:
eellike, adjective
eely, adjective
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| eel (ēl) n. pl. eel or eels
[Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl.] |
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Eel
Eel\, n. [AS. ?l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. [=a]ll, Sw. [*a]l.] (Zo["o]l.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.
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eel
O.E. æl, from P.Gmc. *ælaz, of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside Gmc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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eel
see slippery as an eel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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