EEL

eel

(noun) voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

eel

(noun) the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

eel (plural eels)

Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

Verb

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

To fish for eels.

To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

Anagrams

• ELE, Lee, l'ee, lee

Source: Wiktionary

Eel, n. Etym: [AS. ; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. all, Sw. ål.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition