common eel

common eel
noun
eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
Syn: ↑freshwater eel
Hypernyms: ↑eel
Member Holonyms: ↑Anguilla, ↑genus Anguilla
Part Meronyms: ↑eel

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