different between eel vs cutlassfish

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English ele, from Old English ?l (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *?l, from Proto-Germanic *?laz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?l, IPA^(key): /i?l/
• Rhymes: -i?l
• Homophone: 'e'll

Noun

eel (plural eels)

1. Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
2. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• elver

Verb

eel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled)

1. To fish for eels.
2. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

Anagrams

• ELE, Lee, l'ee, lee

Estonian

Noun

eel

1. adessive singular of esi

Ingrian

Etymology

From ezi- (“pre-”). Akin to Finnish edellä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?l/

Postposition

eel (+ genitive)

1. (of location) before, in front of

See also

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38
• Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)?^[1], page 95

Middle English

Noun

eel

1. Alternative form of ele

Mopan Maya

Verb

eel

1. to know, to have knowledge of

References

• Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elda.

Verb

eel

1. To make fire, to keep a fire for warmth.

   hån ele för nåtta

   He made fire for the night.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

eel m pl

1. nominative & accusative indefinite plural of el

English

Etymology

cutlass +? fish

Noun

cutlassfish (plural cutlassfishes or cutlassfish)

1. A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.

Hyponyms

• frostfish
• hairtail
• scabbardfish