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Substantiivi

1. Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
2. A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
3. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape:
4. Other ray-finned fishes:
5. An electric eel (any knifefish of the genus Electrophorus)
6. In the order Synbranchiformes:
7. A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae).
8. An earthworm eel, also called the spineless eel (any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae).
9. A spiny eel (any fish in the family Mastacembelidae).
10. A deep-sea spiny eel (any fish in the family Notacanthidae).
11. Certain amphibians:
12. A conger eel, also called the Congo eel, amphiuma, and Congo snake (any salamander of the genus Amphiuma).
13. A two-legged eel, also called the mud eel and lesser siren, Siren intermedia.
14. A leopard eel, also called the leopard siren and reticulated siren, Siren reticulata.
15. A rubber eel, Typhlonectes natans.
16. A vinegar eel, a roundworm of species Turbatrix aceti.
17. Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch.

Verbi

1. (intransitive) To fish for eels.
2. (intransitive) To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.