eel
Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakesAny freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
» Some people dislike eels because they look like snakes.
Некоторые недолюбливают угрей, потому что они похожи на змей. — Wezel
Деяким людям не подобаються вугрі тому, що вони схожі на змій. — ChickenKiev
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13 sensesAny freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
Aal, Aalartige
у́горьúgorʹ
вуго́рvuhór
A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
Other ray-finned fishes:
An electric eel (any knifefish of the genus Electrophorus)
In the order Synbranchiformes:
A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae).
An earthworm eel, also called the spineless eel (any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae).
A spiny eel (any fish in the family Mastacembelidae).
Other ray-finned fishes:
A deep-sea spiny eel (any fish in the family Notacanthidae).
Certain amphibians:
A conger eel, also called the Congo eel, amphiuma, and Congo snake (any salamander of the genus Amphiuma).
A two-legged eel, also called the mud eel and lesser siren, Siren intermedia.
A leopard eel, also called the leopard siren and reticulated siren, Siren reticulata.
A rubber eel, Typhlonectes natans.
Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape:
A vinegar eel, a roundworm of species Turbatrix aceti.
- voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
- the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
Examples
50 sentencesSome people dislike eels because they look like snakes.
Деяким людям не подобаються вугрі тому, що вони схожі на змій. — ChickenKiev
ruНекоторые недолюбливают угрей, потому что они похожи на змей. — Wezel
I was bitten by a moray eel.
Tom is as slippery as an eel.
deTom ist ein aalglatter Typ. — PeterR
Tom's hand was bitten by a moray eel.
ruРуку Тома укусила мурена. — Wezel
deTom wurde von einer Muräne in die Hand gebissen. — brauchinet
The eel I caught last week is still alive.
ruУгорь, которого я поймал на прошлой неделе, ещё жив. — Wezel
deDer Aal, den ich letzte Woche gefangen habe, lebt noch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin
From Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *ālFrom Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.
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