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eelings

eelings is the plural of eeling.

Meaning of eeling

Noun

eeling (countable and uncountable, plural eelings)

  1. (uncountable) Fishing for eels.
  2. (countable) A young eel, or elver.
    • They then develop into eelings or elvers, migrating towards coastlines, where they are found in briny areas: muddy estuaries, tidal marshes, […]2010, Ecologies and Economies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, page 151

Questions about eelings

What is eelings the plural of?
Eelings is the plural of eeling.

Words near eelings in the dictionary

  1. eelgrass isopods
  2. eelgrasses
  3. eelier
  4. eeliest
  5. eeling
  6. eelings
  7. eelish
  8. eelishly
  9. eellike
  10. eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious
  11. eelpot

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