English eel
Bulgarian змиорка
Spanish anguila
Swedish ål
Italian anguilla
Greek χέλι
Definition
(n.) a snake-like fish of the type genus Anguilla, with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for its slipperiness. the juvenile eel is called an elver.
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