EGAVE

eel

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Meaning

  1. noun Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  2. noun A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
  3. noun Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: Other ray-finned fishes: An electric eel (any knifefish of the genus Electrophorus) In the order Synbranchiformes: A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae). An earthworm eel, also called the spineless eel (any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae). A spiny eel (any fish in the family Mastacembelidae). A deep-sea spiny eel (any fish in the family Notacanthidae). Certain amphibians: A conger eel, also called the Congo eel, amphiuma, and Congo snake (any salamander of the genus Amphiuma). A two-legged eel, also called the mud eel and lesser siren, Siren intermedia. A leopard eel, also called the leopard siren and reticulated siren, Siren reticulata. A rubber eel, Typhlonectes natans. A vinegar eel, a roundworm of species Turbatrix aceti.
  4. noun Other ray-finned fishes: An electric eel (any knifefish of the genus Electrophorus) In the order Synbranchiformes: A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae). An earthworm eel, also called the spineless eel (any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae). A spiny eel (any fish in the family Mastacembelidae). A deep-sea spiny eel (any fish in the family Notacanthidae).
  5. noun An electric eel (any knifefish of the genus Electrophorus)
  6. noun In the order Synbranchiformes: A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae). An earthworm eel, also called the spineless eel (any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae). A spiny eel (any fish in the family Mastacembelidae).
  7. noun A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae).
  8. noun An earthworm eel, also called the spineless eel (any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae).

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