Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "eel" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

water

Derived Terms

African eel African longfin eel African mottled eel African spoon-nose eel Asian swamp eel Congo eel Eel Pie Island European eel Japanese eel Mauritanian shortface eel bastard eel conger eel cusk-eel cutthroat eel deep-sea spiny eel deepwater big-eyed worm eel duckbill eel eel basket eel-blenny eel-like eel-pout eelblenny eelboat eelbuck eeler eelery eelfare eelfish eelgrass eelish eellike eelpot eelpout eelskin eelspear eelworm eely electric eel fire eel garden eel glass eel green eel gulper eel lamper eel longfin eel longneck eel marbled eel monkeyface eel moray eel mud eel neck eel pelican eel pike eel ramper eel rock eel rubber eel sand eel sawtooth eel sea eel short-finned eel silver eel slime eel slippery as an eel snake eel snake-eel snipe eel snowflake eel spaghetti eel spiny eel swamp eel thin eel two-legged eel vinegar eel wheat-eel white eel wolf eel worm eel

Has Part

no legs

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fish malacopterygian soft-finned fish

Type Of (IsA)

animal fish long skinny fish meat soft finned fish

Part Of

common eel

Related Terms

elver

Related Terms

anguilliformes animal electricity elver european eel fish long long fish sea sea animal sinuous snake snakelike snakelike fish snaky snaky fish water water snake

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.