■ 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.