Eeling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fishing for eels. uncountable
  2. 2
    A young eel, or elver. countable

    "They then develop into eelings or elvers, migrating towards coastlines, where they are found in briny areas: muddy estuaries, tidal marshes, […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of eel form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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caviarfishkipperred herringroe

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"They then develop into eelings or elvers, migrating towards coastlines, where they are found in briny areas: muddy estuaries, tidal marshes, […]"

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