eel

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Related topics: Fish, Food

eel /iːl/ noun [countable]  HBFDFa long thin fish that looks like a snake and can be eaten 鳗；鳝 →5 see picture at 见图 fish1

Examples from the Corpus

eel• I have eaten part of an eel, but as far as I know I have never eaten a couscous.• A great big eel, one day, swam past and touched her.• The hard, black eel curves at the top, a perfect cane.• Fossils of eels have been found in rocks a hundred million years old.• The smell of stewed eels streams from a steaming vat into the busy street.• In Nagano we closed our eyes and swallowed eel.• The eel fry, awaited impatiently each year, provided sport and income.• Near to large rivers and lakes, fishing would always have been a major activity, particularly for salmon and the ubiquitous eels.Origin eel Old English æl

eel nounChinese  

Corpus looks a and like a thin snake fish that long

eel
eel /iːl/ noun [countable]a long thin fish that looks like a snake and can be eaten

eelBrE /iːl/ 🔊NAmE /iːl/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a long thin sea or freshwater fish that looks like a snake. There are several types of eel, some of which are used for food. 鳗；鳗鲡◆jellied eels鳗鱼冻