EEL


Meaning of EEL in English

■ noun a snake-like fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for its slipperiness. [ Anguilla anguilla (Europe) and related species, order Anguilliformes.]

↘used in names of unrelated fishes that resemble the true ~s, e.g. electric ~ .

Derivatives

~-like adjective

~y adjective

Origin

OE l , of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.