eel
Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
Other meanings
A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape
A kind of
- fish
Kinds of eel
- smoked eel
Word history
From Old English "ǣl".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “eel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.