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) 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 él, ǣl; c. D aal, G Aal, ON āll
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eellike, adjective
eely, adjective
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n. pl. eel or eels
[Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl.] |
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eel
O.E. æl, from P.Gmc. *ælaz, of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside Gmc.
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| 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 |
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eel
see slippery as an eel.
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
eel [iːl] noun
a kind of fish with a long smooth cylindrical or ribbon-shaped body
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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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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