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eel

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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:
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

  1. Any of various long, snakelike, scaleless marine or freshwater fishes of the order Anguilliformes or Apodes that lack pelvic fins and characteristically migrate from fresh water to salt water to spawn.

  2. Any of several similar fishes, such as the lamprey and electric eel.


[Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Idioms & Phrases

eel

see slippery as an eel.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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