eel
noun pl. eels or eel
- any of an order (Anguilliformes) of bony fishes with long, slippery, snakelike bodies and no pelvic fins
- any of various other snakelike fishes, including the electric eel and lamprey
See eel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ēl)
noun pl. eel eel or
eels - Any of various long, snakelike, scaleless marine or freshwater fishes of the order Anguilliformes or Apodes that lack pelvic fins and characteristically migrate from fresh water to salt water to spawn.
- Any of several similar fishes, such as the lamprey and electric eel.
Learn more about eel
link/cite
print
suggestion box
