Meanings
nounEuropean eel (plural European eels)
plural European eels
- A snake-like fish, reaching between 60 cm and 1.5 m in length, Anguilla anguilla.
Translations
Basque ibai-aingira
- ibai-aingirafish
Bulgarian змиорка
- змиорка (zmiorka)fish
Catalan anguila, anguila cabot
- anguilafish
- anguila cabotfish
- anguila caboterafish
Czech úhoř říční
- úhoř říčnífish
Estonian angerjas, harilik angerjas
- angerjasfish
- harilik angerjasfish
- jõeangerjasfish
Finnish ankerias
- ankeriasfish
French anguille d'Europe, anguille commune
- anguille d'Europefish
- anguille communefish
German Europäischer Aal
- Europäischer Aalfish
Greek ευρωπαϊκό χελι
- ευρωπαϊκό χελι (evropaïkó cheli)fish
Hungarian európai angolna
- európai angolnafish
Irish eascann Eorpach
- eascann Eorpachfish
Japanese ヨーロッパ鰻
- ヨーロッパ鰻 (yōroppaunagi)fish
Polish węgorz europejski
- węgorz europejskifish
Portuguese enguia europeia
- enguia europeiafish
Romanian anghilă europeană, țipar (european)
- anghilă europeanăfish
- țipar (european)fish
Russian речно́й у́горь, европе́йский у́горь
- речно́й у́горь (rečnój úgorʹ)fish
- европе́йский у́горь (jevropéjskij úgorʹ)fish
- обыкнове́нный у́горь (obyknovénnyj úgorʹ)fish
- европе́йский речно́й у́горь (jevropéjskij rečnój úgorʹ)fish
Spanish anguila, anguila común
- anguilafish
- anguila comúnfish
- anguila europeafish
Swedish europeisk ål
- europeisk ålfish
Cite this entry
APA
European eel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20eel
MLA
“European eel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20eel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European eel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20eel.
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