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eel meaning in Tamil

விலாங்கு vilāṅku

/iːl/

eel in Tamil: விலாங்கு (vilāṅku). In English, eel means any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

Tamil words for eel

any fish of the order Anguilliformes
விலாங்கு vilāṅku

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of eel in Tamil?
Eel in Tamil is விலாங்கு (vilāṅku).
eel என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Eel: விலாங்கு (vilāṅku).
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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