eel

eel
noun

a snake-like fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for its slipperiness
鳗，鳗鲡
Order Anguilliformes: many families, in particular Anguillidae, which comprises mainly freshwater eels that breed in the sea, including the common Anguilla anguilla of Europe and A. rostrata of America
鳗鲡目：多科，尤指鳗鲡科，该科主要包括在海中繁殖的淡水鳗，如欧洲鳗鲡和美洲的具喙鳗鲡
■used in names of unrelated fishes that resemble the true eels, e.g. electric eel, moray eel
［用于鳗状鱼的名字中，如electric eel, moray eel］

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eel-like
adjective
eely
adjective
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