Definition of: eel

(ēl) noun plural eels or eel
1. A voracious teleost fish belonging to the order Apodes, having an elongated snakelike body, usually without scales or pelvic fins, and of both marine and fresh–water habitat; especially the American eel (Anguilla bastoniensis) and the European eel (A. anguilla).
2. Any of certain other eel–like fishes, as the lamprey, frequently called the lamprey eel, electric eel, etc.
3. An eelworm. [OE æl]
—eel′y adjective
AMERICAN EEL
(Average length under 3 feet, maximum 4 feet)