eel
nounfeminine/ẽˈɡiɐ/medium
en·gui·a
Definition
A snake-like fish with a slender, elongated body, living in fresh and salt water.
The European eel migrates to the Sargasso Sea to spawn.
Smoked eel is considered a delicacy.
Common collocations
European eelsmoked eeleel fishingeel stew
Idiomatic expressions
- Slippery as an eel
- (very evasive or hard to catch)
Etymology
Do latim 'anguilla'.