eel
noun
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
eellike
-
a word derived from
eel.
Example Sentences
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Such is not the case for the hagfish, a jawless, eellike creature that ties itself into pretzellike twists to tear apart its dinner.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 6, 2017
On the common in Lawrence, Mass., a skinny Yankee youngster in knee pants worked his way eellike through an agitated mob to the foot of the bandstand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among these unknown wonders: white eellike fish that hover around the scorching vents.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ahmed Hussein was in the tightest squeeze of his nimble life, but in his 42 years Hussein had slipped eellike out of nets before.
From Time Magazine Archive
Observers noted that the lamprey, an eellike creature about two feet long, reaches maturity in the Lakes and then migrates up the rivers to spawn.
From Time Magazine Archive
