As nouns the difference between jellyfish and eel
is that jellyfish is an almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance while eel is any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
As a verb eel is
to fish for eels.
jellyfish
English
Noun
(zoology) An almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
# A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
## A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
# A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
Usage notes
Some writers prefer the term jelly, which does not imply that it is a type of fish.
See also
* medusa
External links
* (wikipedia)
eel
Noun
(
en noun)
Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
The European eel, .
Derived terms
* African eel
* cutthroat eel
* conger eel
* duckbill eel
* eelboat
* eelbuck
* eeler
* eelfare
* eelfish
* eelgrass
* eelish
* eellike
* eelpot
* eelpout, eel-pout
* eelskin
* eelspear
* eely
* electric eel
* European eel
* glass eel
* Japanese eel
* moray eel
* mud eel
* sand eel
* sawtooth eel
* slippery as an eel
* snake eel
* snipe eel
* spaghetti eel
* thin eel
* worm eel
See also
* elver
Verb
(
en verb)
To fish for eels.
To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
Anagrams
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