eel
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q128685}}Any freshwater [[fish]] of the order {{taxfmt|Anguilliformes|order}}, which are elongated and resemble [[snake]]s.
- A [[European eel]] ({{taxfmt|Anguilla anguilla|species}}).
- {{n-g|Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape}}:
- Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fish]] for eels.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move with a [[sinuous]] motion like that of an eel.
Proper noun
- {{place|en|twp|co/Cass County|s/Indiana|c/USA}}, probably named after the Eel River.
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