1. a long, snake-like fish that lives in fresh or salt water

Examples

• The electric eel can generate powerful shocks to stun its prey.
• We caught several eels in the river last weekend.
• The chef prepared grilled eel with a sweet sauce.
• Eels migrate thousands of miles to spawn in the ocean.
• The aquarium has a tank full of moray eels.
• American eels can live for over 40 years.
• The eel slipped through the fisherman’s hands back into the water.