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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/il/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ēl)

Inflections of 'eel' (n):

eels: npl (All usages)

eel: npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Eel generally live in shallow waters.")

eel /il/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) eel, (esp. for kinds or species) eels.

Fisha long-bodied, snakelike fish.

eel (ēl),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) eel, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) eels.

Fishany of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
Fishany of several similar but unrelated fishes, as the lamprey.

bef. 1000; Middle English ele, Old English ēl, ǣl; cognate with Dutch aal, German Aal, Old Norse āll

eel′like, adj.
eel′y, adj.

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eel /iːl/ n

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

Etymology: Old English ǣl; related to Old Frisian ēl, Old Norse āll, Old High German ālˈeel-ˌlike adj ˈeely adj

'eel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

butterfish - catadromous - conger - eelpout - eelworm - electric eel - electric organ - elver - gunnel - hagfish - kingklip - lamper eel - lamprey - lance - launce - moray - sand eel - sand lance - siren - spatchcock - anguilliform - congo snake - cusk-eel - eelblenny - eelgrass - glass eel - greater siren - grig - lepidosiren - mud eel - muraenid - rock blenny - rock-eel - vinegar eel - wolf-eel - sniggle - spitchcock

In Lists: Marine animals, Fish, AHundredAnimals, more...

Collocations: [eat, try] eel, [an electric, a moray] eel, [as slippery as, slippery like] an eel, more...

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