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   eel

   /iːl/

   noun

   • 1. a snake-like fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for its slipperiness.
   • ▪ used in names of unrelated fishes that resemble the true eels, e.g. electric eel, moray eel.

   Word Origin Old Englishǣl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Aal.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eel-like adjective
   • 2. eely adjective

   Scrabble Points: 3

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

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