eellike

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adjective

Resembling an eel in shape or behaviour.

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curvedcurving
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English eel →
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Meanings

adjectiveeellike (comparative more eellike, superlative most eellike)

comparative more eellike · superlative most eellike

  1. Resembling an eel in shape or behaviour.

    Lamprey: This eel-like pseudo-fish is said to increase the seminal fluid.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 135

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveresembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous

Similar
curvedcurving
Also see
curvedcurving

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englisheel
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englisheellike

From eel + -like.

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Translations

Afrikaans aalagtig
  • aalagtigTranslations
Catalan anguilenc, anguilejant
  • anguilencTranslations
  • anguilejantTranslations
Finnish ankeriasmainen
  • ankeriasmainenTranslations
German aalartig
  • aalartigTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

eellike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eellike

MLA

“eellike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eellike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eellike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eellike.

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