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eel

/iːl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  2. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
  3. To fish for eels.
  4. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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