| Engelsk substantiv: eel | 
| 1. | eel (om mat) the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | fish | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | elver, smoked eel | 
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 | Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | common eel, freshwater eel | 
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| 2. | eel (om dyr) voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | malacopterygian, soft-finned fish | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Anguilla sucklandii, common eel, conger, conger eel, elver, freshwater eel, moray, moray eel, tuna | 
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 | Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | Anguilliformes, order Anguilliformes, order Apodes | 
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