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eel in Arabic

أَنْقَلِيس ʔanqalīs

/iːl/

eel in Arabic: أَنْقَلِيس (ʔanqalīs), أَنْكَلِيس (ʔankalīs). In English, eel means any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

Arabic words for eel

any fish of the order Anguilliformes
أَنْقَلِيس ʔanqalīs, أَنْكَلِيس ʔankalīs

English meaning of eel

  1. noun Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  2. noun A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
  3. noun An electric eel (any knifefish of the genus Electrophorus).
  4. noun A swamp eel (any fish in the family Synbranchidae).

Full definition of eel

eel in a sentence

  • That Dennis is a right eel, he always seems to slip away from the scene at the right time.

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Questions about eel in Arabic

What is the meaning of eel in Arabic?
Eel in Arabic is أَنْقَلِيس (ʔanqalīs), أَنْكَلِيس (ʔankalīs).
ما معنى كلمة eel؟
Eel: أَنْقَلِيس (ʔanqalīs), أَنْكَلِيس (ʔankalīs).
What does eel mean in English?
Eel means any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

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