eel
UK: iːl | US: iːl
n. a long, thin, snake-like fish with smooth, slimy skin, typically living in freshwater or coastal marine environments.
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The word "eel" traces back to Old English ǣl, which is of Germanic origin (compare Dutch aal, German Aal). It likely stems from Proto-Indo-European ēl-, a root shared by Latin anguilla (source of French anguille). The word has retained its simple, monosyllabic form across millennia, reflecting its status as a core noun for a natural creature without derivational complexity.
The fisherman caught a slippery eel in the river.
Japanese cuisine often features grilled eel (unagi) as a delicacy.
Eels migrate thousands of miles to spawn in the Sargasso Sea.
She screamed when an eel brushed against her leg while swimming.
Scientists study the life cycle of freshwater eels to understand their declining populations.