eely

Variant of eel

eel definition

eel (ēl)

noun pl. eels or eel

  1. any of an order (Anguilliformes) of bony fishes with long, slippery, snakelike bodies and no pelvic fins
  2. any of various other snakelike fishes, including the electric eel and lamprey

Etymology: ME ele < OE æl, akin to Ger aal

Related Forms:

  • eely eel′y (ēl′ē) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.