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eel in Tagalog

igat

/iːl/

eel in Tagalog: igat. In English, eel means any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

Tagalog words for eel

any fish of the order Anguilliformes
igat

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.

eel in other languages

Questions about eel in Tagalog

What is the meaning of eel in Tagalog?
Eel in Tagalog is igat.
Ano ang eel sa Tagalog?
Eel: igat.
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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