Eel

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(Zool.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.

Noun	1.	eel - the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
	2.	eel - voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

To dream that you cannot hold onto a slippery eel, foretells that your fortunes will slip away from you. To dream that you can maintain your grip on an eel, signifies good fortune. To see a dead eel, signifies that you will overcome and defeat your enemies.common eel, elver, fish, freshwater eel