Definitions for eel
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eelnoun

   the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled

2. eelnoun

   voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eelnoun

   Any fish of the order Anguilliformes which are elongated and resemble snakes. There are freshwater and marine species.

2. eelnoun

   The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

3. eelverb

   To fish for eels

4. eelverb

   To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel

5. Etymology: From ele, from æl, from ēlaz. Cognate with West Frisian iel, Dutch aal, German Aal, Swedish and Danish ål.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eelnoun

   A serpentine slimy fish, that lurks in mud.

   Etymology: œl, Saxon; aal, German.

   Is the adder better than the eel,
   Because his painted skin contents the eye? William Shakespeare.

   The Cockney put the eels i’ th’ pasty alive. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eel

   Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage and are usually predators. The term "eel" is also used for some other eel-shaped fish, such as electric eels (genus Electrophorus), spiny eels (family Mastacembelidae), swamp eels (family Synbranchidae), and deep-sea spiny eels (family Notacanthidae). However, these other clades evolved their eel-like shapes independently from the true eels. Eels live both in salt and fresh water, and some species are catadromous.

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1. eel

   An eel is a long, slender fish that lives in both fresh and salt water, known for its snake-like body and scaleless skin. They typically have long dorsal and anal fins and a jaw structure that allows them to open their mouths wide to capture prey. Some species of eel are known to generate electricity for hunting or protection. They are a common delicacy in many types of cuisine, especially in Japan.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eelnoun

   an elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus

2. Etymology: [AS. l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. ll, Sw. l.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eel

   Eels are an order of fish which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators. The term "eel" is also used for some other similarly shaped fish, such as electric eels and spiny eels, but these are not members of the Anguilliformes order.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eel

   n. a name widely applied in popular usage, but justifiably extended to all the members of the family Murænidæ—the body is much elongated, cylindrical or ribbon-shaped.—ns. Eel′-bas′ket, a basket for catching eels; Eel′-pout, in England, a Burbot (q.v.); in parts of Scotland, a Blenny (q.v.): a well-known fish, with a slimy body, living chiefly in mud; Eel′-spear, an instrument with broad prongs for catching eels. [A.S. ǽl; Ger., Dut. aal.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eel

   A well-known fish (Anguilla vulgaris), of elongated form, common in rivers and estuaries, and esteemed for food.

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1. eel

   The eel symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the eel symbol and its characteristic.

2. EEL

   What does EEL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the EEL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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   • Soft-finned Fish

Anagrams for eel »

1. ELE

2. lee

3. Lee

4. l'ee

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of eel in a Sentence

1. Neil Gemmell:

   Eels are very plentiful in the loch system - every single sampling site that we went to pretty much had eels and the sheer volume of it was a bit of a surprise, we can't exclude the possibility that there's a giant eel in Loch Ness but we don't know whether these samples we've collected are from a giant beast or just an ordinary one - so there's still this element of 'we just don't know.'.

2. Richard Freeman:

   I dont believe the eel theory has killed off the Loch Ness Monster, quite the reverse in fact, a giant eel, which can grow up to 30 feet, is a monster in every sense of the word.

3. Pak Fakir:

   The Thai state is like an oiled, slippery eel.

4. Richard Freeman:

   Therefore we cant discount the possibility that what people see and believe is the Loch Ness monster might be a giant eel. i dont believe the eel theory has killed off the Loch Ness Monster, quite the reverse in fact.

5. Vanderbilt University neurobiologist Kenneth Catania:

   What I like about these findings is they are inevitable and yet incredible, we know from basic physics that bringing two electrical poles together concentrates the electric field, and we know from basic muscle physiology that running a muscle too fast for too long causes exhaustion. But I would never have imagined an electric eel could produce the same results.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=eel
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eel
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=eel
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=eel
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=eel