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C2 noun #59,090 most common

eel

UK /iːl/ | US /iːl/
eel in 30 Seconds

Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

eel in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  • (noun) The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
  • (verb) To fish for eels.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  2. 2
    noun The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
  3. 3
    verb To fish for eels.
  4. 4
    verb To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
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