eel
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
any of several similar but unrelated fishes, as the lamprey.
Origin of eel
1Other words from eel
- eellike, adjective
- eely, adjective
Words Nearby eel
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How to use eel in a sentence
You know, there was training 10,000 folks to replant kelp forests and eel grasses.
The research is the first to show how this dual jaw action allows snowflake eels to feed just as effectively on land as in the water.
Moray eels enjoy surf ‘n turf with a surprise second set of jaws | Claire Maldarelli | June 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA weekly night dive is also available, a great chance to encounter octopuses and eels.
With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business | Chris Santella | April 2, 2021 | Washington PostThere are, however, favorable aspects of the license approved by the FERC, Prost said, such as the programs to promote mussel restoration, fish and eel passage, turtle management and waterfowl nesting.
New 50-year Conowingo Dam license gets federal approval | Christine Condon | March 31, 2021 | Washington PostBrown pointed to research on groupers cooperating with moray eels to hunt.
Raw eel seemed to be popular during and after the Middle Ages.
Today, eel Pie Island is home to a mellower bunch: retirees, artists, and the like.
These are just a few of the famous visitors to eel Pie Island, a centuries-old refuge for musicians, hippies, and writers.
There are literally restaurants that focus entirely on a single ingredient, like eel for example.
Stanley Hall also went for pastime, and Billy Towler slid into the boat like an eel, without leave, just as it pushed off.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneYour Caroline, so enticing five hours before in this very chamber where she frisked about like an eel, is now a junk of lead.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de BalzacSwaying tufts of vegetation marked the rapid passage of eel-like bodies.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteWe succeeded in taking an eel, a few crabs, and a small quantity of snails.
The lighter man was slippery as an eel, as hard to hit as a Corbett.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for eel
/ (iːl) /
any teleost fish of the order Apodes (or Anguilliformes), such as the European freshwater species Anguilla anguilla, having a long snakelike body, a smooth slimy skin, and reduced fins
any of various other animals with a long body and smooth skin, such as the mud eel and the electric eel
an evasive or untrustworthy person
Origin of eel
1Derived forms of eel
- eel-like, adjective
- eely, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with eel
see slippery as an eel.
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