eel

eel [ēl]

n.

pl. eels or eel [ME ele < OE æl, akin to Ger aal]

1. any of an order (Anguilliformes) of bony fishes with long, slippery, snakelike bodies and no pelvic fins

2. any of various other snakelike fishes, including the electric eel and lamprey

eely [ēl′ē]

adj.