Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 48 compound words that contain eel. The most common are listed below. Open eel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- electric eelElectrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.
- European eelA snake-like fish, reaching between 60 cm and 1.5 m in length, Anguilla anguilla.
- conger eelAny of various large marine eels of the genus Conger, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters.
- snake-eelAny member of the family Ophichthidae of eels (order Anguilliformes).
- Asian swamp eelAn air-breathing species of fish (Monopterus albus) found in East and Southeast Asia.
- glass eelTransparent larva of an eel.
- Japanese eelAm eel of species Anguilla japonica, found in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, as well as the northern Philippines.
- pelican eelA deep-sea eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides), the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and family Eurypharyngidae, which is rarely seen by humans, although occasionally caught in fishing nets.
- vinegar eelTurbatrix aceti, a nematode that feeds on mother of vinegar.
- cutthroat eelAny of the family Synaphobranchidae of eels.
- Eel RiverA river in the United States:
- Eel Pie IslandAn island in the Thames at Twickenham in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, linked by a footbridge to the town (OS grid ref TQ1673).
- longneck eelA type of pelagic fish found in the middle and depths of most oceans, of the family Derichthyidae.
- sand eelAny of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.
- snowflake eelA snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa).
- slippery as an eelSo slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.
- Congo eelAny of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
- eel basketSynonym of eelbuck: A device for catching eels.
- eel-likeAlternative form of eellike: Resembling an eel in shape or behaviour.
- fire eelA spiny eel of Southeast Asia, a common aquarium fish.
- garden eelAny of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.
- leopard eelAny of species Siren reticulata of aquatic salamander, endemic to the southeastern United States, first formally described in 2018.
- mud eelAny heterenchelyid.
- neck eelSynonym of longneck eel: A type of pelagic fish found in the middle and depths of most oceans, of the family Derichthyidae.
- rubber eelA species of aquatic caecilian, Typhlonectes natans, found in Colombia, Venezuela, and possibly Trinidad and Tobago.
Compound words 48
- eelgrassAny of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
- eelpoteel trap
- elverA young eel.
- eelpoutAny fish of the family Zoarcidae.
- eelblennyAny fish of genus Lumpenus, resembling an eel, found in subarctic waters, especially Lumpenus sagitta and Lumpenus fabricii (slender eelblenny).
- eelskinthe skin of a hagfish
- eelerA fisherman who catches eels.
- eelyResembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eelspearA spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
- eeleryA place where eels are caught.