Eel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eel \Eel\, n. [AS. ?l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. [=a]ll,
     Sw. [*a]l.] (Zo["o]l.)
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eel
       n 1: the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh
            water in Europe and America; large eels are usually
            smoked or pickled
       2: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth
          slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous
          vertical fin but no ventral fins