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Vocabulary Term Details

Eels

Definition (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eel)

Any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail. (Merriam-Webster)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Diadromous fishes
Freshwater eels
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Approved Date
02-Jan-2013

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