Eel
noun
A type of long, thin fish that looks like a snake, and lives mostly in the ocean.
I caught an eel while fishing in the sea.
Often appears as...
- catch an eel
- slippery as an eel
noun
Eel is also used to refer to someone who is slippery or evasive.
He's an eel, you can't trust his words.
Often appears as...
- slippery as an eel
- an eel of a person
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of long, thin fish that looks like a snake, and lives mostly in the ocean.
I caught an eel while fishing in the sea.
Often appears as...
- catch an eel
- slippery as an eel
noun
Eel is also used to refer to someone who is slippery or evasive.
He's an eel, you can't trust his words.
Often appears as...
- slippery as an eel
- an eel of a person
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cuisine Context
Eel is common in some types of cuisine and might be mentioned in culinary contexts.
She ordered unagi, which is grilled eel, at the Japanese restaurant.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, eels are seen as symbols of adaptability due to their ability to live in various waters.
The eel in the story represents resilience.
Pro Tip 3/3Marine Creature
Remember, eels are usually marine creatures, but some can live in freshwater too.
Freshwater eels migrate to the ocean to breed.
Pro Tip 1/3Cuisine Context
Eel is common in some types of cuisine and might be mentioned in culinary contexts.
She ordered unagi, which is grilled eel, at the Japanese restaurant.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, eels are seen as symbols of adaptability due to their ability to live in various waters.
The eel in the story represents resilience.
Pro Tip 3/3Marine Creature
Remember, eels are usually marine creatures, but some can live in freshwater too.
Freshwater eels migrate to the ocean to breed.
Pro Tip 1/3Cuisine Context
Eel is common in some types of cuisine and might be mentioned in culinary contexts.
She ordered unagi, which is grilled eel, at the Japanese restaurant.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, eels are seen as symbols of adaptability due to their ability to live in various waters.
The eel in the story represents resilience.
Pro Tip 3/3Marine Creature
Remember, eels are usually marine creatures, but some can live in freshwater too.
Freshwater eels migrate to the ocean to breed.
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Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
it's one of their favourite foods, and unfortunately, sand eels have been declining so much in recent years. This is thought to be linked to climate change, but that isn't the only threat the islands birds are facing. To help us understand the challenges, I want to head to the other side of the island to look for clues in the nest colonies. Well, we're back again,
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A robot that runs and...
it's very hard to simulate that properly on a computer. Why not have a real robot and real physics? So among all these animals, one of my favorites is the salamander. You might ask why, and it's because as an amphibian, it's a really key animal from an evolutionary point of view. It makes a wonderful link between swimming, as you find it in eels or fish,
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Meet the Intimidating...
wolf eels are attentive parents both of them will guard the eggs from danger they take turns while one stays behind and guards the eggs the other goes out to hunt for delicious delicious crabs it is believed that the wolf eels will mate for life now isn't that that's just nice you know it's nice to hear that and they will
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Eli the eel: A...
No one has witnessed, or been able to follow, an adult eel on their migration, nor do we know how deep they spawn. But it's assumed that they can follow some signs that they can detect, such as a thermal barrier between ocean currents or a salinity front,
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The Battle Between Eel...
destroys its red blood cells okay stone fish is gonna need to mount a comeback here the assault isn't over though as the eel clamps down a second pair of jaws deep inside its throat slides up to chew the meal and that is alien
Video examples
No one can figure out...
But the true story of eel reproduction is even more difficult to imagine. And to solve this slippery mystery, scholars would have to rethink centuries of research. Today, we know the freshwater eel lifecycle has five distinct
Video examples
"Prehistoric" Shark Seen...
cat shark another deep sea dweller passes by but chooses not to attempt any biting of the bait this eel on the other hand thinks it too has found dinner and is persistent in its attempts to bite off some food
Video examples
Can VR help create...
this is great I said coral I see eels it's really blue and lovely now things are changing and see bubbles of doom killing everything around me it's now it's all brown and sad yeah okay so that
Video examples
Strange Japanese Sea...
known moving images of the abyssal tusk eel a species of fish that can live deeper in the sea than any other known fish these are Lantern sharks the tiniest sharks in existence they're so
Video examples
How do fish make...
and yes, electric eels are a type of fish. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, and find—plus, in rare cases, stun—prey.
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
it's one of their favourite foods, and unfortunately, sand eels have been declining so much in recent years. This is thought to be linked to climate change, but that isn't the only threat the islands birds are facing. To help us understand the challenges, I want to head to the other side of the island to look for clues in the nest colonies. Well, we're back again,
Video examples
A robot that runs and...
it's very hard to simulate that properly on a computer. Why not have a real robot and real physics? So among all these animals, one of my favorites is the salamander. You might ask why, and it's because as an amphibian, it's a really key animal from an evolutionary point of view. It makes a wonderful link between swimming, as you find it in eels or fish,
Video examples
Meet the Intimidating...
wolf eels are attentive parents both of them will guard the eggs from danger they take turns while one stays behind and guards the eggs the other goes out to hunt for delicious delicious crabs it is believed that the wolf eels will mate for life now isn't that that's just nice you know it's nice to hear that and they will
Video examples
Eli the eel: A...
No one has witnessed, or been able to follow, an adult eel on their migration, nor do we know how deep they spawn. But it's assumed that they can follow some signs that they can detect, such as a thermal barrier between ocean currents or a salinity front,
Video examples
The Battle Between Eel...
destroys its red blood cells okay stone fish is gonna need to mount a comeback here the assault isn't over though as the eel clamps down a second pair of jaws deep inside its throat slides up to chew the meal and that is alien
Video examples
No one can figure out...
But the true story of eel reproduction is even more difficult to imagine. And to solve this slippery mystery, scholars would have to rethink centuries of research. Today, we know the freshwater eel lifecycle has five distinct
Video examples
"Prehistoric" Shark Seen...
cat shark another deep sea dweller passes by but chooses not to attempt any biting of the bait this eel on the other hand thinks it too has found dinner and is persistent in its attempts to bite off some food
Video examples
Can VR help create...
this is great I said coral I see eels it's really blue and lovely now things are changing and see bubbles of doom killing everything around me it's now it's all brown and sad yeah okay so that
Video examples
Strange Japanese Sea...
known moving images of the abyssal tusk eel a species of fish that can live deeper in the sea than any other known fish these are Lantern sharks the tiniest sharks in existence they're so
Video examples
How do fish make...
and yes, electric eels are a type of fish. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, and find—plus, in rare cases, stun—prey.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Richard Branson
British Businessman
Devon holds a special place in my heart. As a child, I normally went on holiday to Bantham and have lots of happy memories from my time there. I used to catch sand eels in the early morning and go fishing for bass throughout the day. I remember a gull taking my bait.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
Few people younger than me know that it was once normal to see fields white with mushrooms, or rivers black with eels at the autumn equinox, or that every patch of nettles was once reamed by caterpillars.
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Chris Evans
American Actor
I had eel at a sushi bar once; it's disgusting. I thought it was chicken. It looked like chicken. It was brown and looked delicious, and I was like, 'That looks safe.' It wasn't.
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RJ Cyler
American Actor
Calamari isn't too bad. That's what I thought cuttlefish was gonna be that. I've eaten octopus and eel and shark and sea urchin before, and - and those are good.
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Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
Now people who keep fish disturb me the most, if I'm totally honest. They always smell a bit like fish food and they know just a bit too much about eels.
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Jeremy Wade
I have caught some big eels in New Zealand, where the climate is very similar to Scotland. But they grow to around five feet long.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.
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Jock Zonfrillo
The Peruvian Amazon was amazing. We cooked alligator and I got stung by an electric eel.
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Edith Sitwell
British Poet
I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.
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Betty White
American Actress
I have the backbone of an eel.
Quote examples
Richard Branson
British Businessman
Devon holds a special place in my heart. As a child, I normally went on holiday to Bantham and have lots of happy memories from my time there. I used to catch sand eels in the early morning and go fishing for bass throughout the day. I remember a gull taking my bait.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
Few people younger than me know that it was once normal to see fields white with mushrooms, or rivers black with eels at the autumn equinox, or that every patch of nettles was once reamed by caterpillars.
Quote examples
Chris Evans
American Actor
I had eel at a sushi bar once; it's disgusting. I thought it was chicken. It looked like chicken. It was brown and looked delicious, and I was like, 'That looks safe.' It wasn't.
Quote examples
RJ Cyler
American Actor
Calamari isn't too bad. That's what I thought cuttlefish was gonna be that. I've eaten octopus and eel and shark and sea urchin before, and - and those are good.
Quote examples
Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
Now people who keep fish disturb me the most, if I'm totally honest. They always smell a bit like fish food and they know just a bit too much about eels.
Quote examples
Jeremy Wade
I have caught some big eels in New Zealand, where the climate is very similar to Scotland. But they grow to around five feet long.
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.
Quote examples
Jock Zonfrillo
The Peruvian Amazon was amazing. We cooked alligator and I got stung by an electric eel.
Quote examples
Edith Sitwell
British Poet
I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.
Quote examples
Betty White
American Actress
I have the backbone of an eel.
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