Synonyms of eel

Noun


1. eel, fish

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

2. eel, soft-finned fish, malacopterygian

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

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Definition and meaning of eel (Dictionary)