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Definition eel

Etymology

From Middle English ele, from Old English ?l (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *?laz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin. Cognate with West Frisian iel (“eel”), Dutch aal (“eel”), German Low German Aal, Ool (“eel”), German Aal (“eel”), Swedish, Danish and Norwegian ål (“eel”).

Noun

eel (plural eels)

1. Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
2. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

Verb

eel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled)

1. To fish for eels.
2. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

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