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"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "African eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Anguilla mossambica",
"word": "African longfin eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Anguilla bengalensis labiata",
"word": "African mottled eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mystriophis rostellatus",
"word": "African spoon-nose eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Monopterus albus",
"word": "Asian swamp eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Gymnothorax miliaris",
"word": "bastard eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Congridae spp.",
"word": "conger eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "Amphiuma spp.: order Caudata",
"word": "Congo eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Ophidiidae spp.",
"word": "cusk-eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Synaphobranchidae spp.",
"word": "cutthroat eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Notacanthidae spp.: order Notacanthiformes",
"word": "deep-sea spiny eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "deepwater big-eyed worm eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Nettastomatidae",
"word": "duckbill eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eel basket"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eel-blenny"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelboat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelbuck"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eeler"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelfare"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelfish"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "[marine], Vallisneria spp. [freshwater]",
"taxonomic": "Zostera spp.",
"word": "eelgrass"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelish"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eellike"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eel-like"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelpot"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelpout"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Zoarcidae spp.",
"word": "eel-pout"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelskin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eelspear"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "eely"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "order Gymnotiformes spp.",
"word": "electric eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Anguilla anguilla",
"word": "European eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "fangtooth snake-eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mastacembelus erythrotaenia",
"word": "fire eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Heterocongrinae spp.",
"word": "garden eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "glass eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "gulper eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Anguilla japonica",
"word": "Japanese eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Petromyzontiformes spp.",
"word": "lamper eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Anguilla mossambica",
"word": "longfin eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Derichthyidae spp.",
"word": "longneck eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "marbled eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Panturichthys mauritanicus",
"word": "Mauritanian shortface eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"alt": "Cebidichthys violaceus",
"word": "monkeyface eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Muraenidae spp.",
"word": "moray eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "Siren intermedia spp.: order Caudata",
"word": "mud eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Derichthyidae spp.",
"word": "neck eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"alt": "Eurypharynx pelecanoides",
"word": "pelican eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Muraenesox bagio",
"word": "pike eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Typhlonectidae spp.: order Gymnophiona",
"word": "rubber eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Ammodytidae spp.",
"word": "sand eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Serrivomeridae",
"word": "sawtooth eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "sea eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "short-finned eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "silver eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Myxinidae spp.",
"word": "slime eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "slippery as an eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "snake eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Ophichthidae spp.",
"word": "snake-eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Nemichthyidae spp.",
"word": "snipe eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "snowflake eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Moringuidae spp.",
"word": "spaghetti eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "family Mastacembelidae spp.: order Synbranchiformes",
"word": "spiny eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "genus Myroconger spp.",
"word": "thin eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "Siren intermedia spp.: order Caudata",
"word": "two-legged eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "vinegar eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mystriophis rostellatus",
"word": "West coast snake eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "wheat-eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "wolf eel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "families Ophichthidae spp., Moringuidaespp., et al",
"word": "worm eel"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "el"
},
"expansion": "Middle English el",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "ǣl",
"t": "eel"
},
"expansion": "Old English ǣl (“eel”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*āl"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *āl",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*ēlaz",
"t": "eel"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "iel",
"t": "eel"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian iel (“eel”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "aal",
"t": "eel"
},
"expansion": "Dutch aal (“eel”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "Aal"
},
"expansion": "German Low German Aal",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "Ool",
"t": "eel"
},
"expansion": "Ool (“eel”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Aal",
"t": "eel"
},
"expansion": "German Aal (“eel”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Swedish",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Danish",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "ål",
"t": "eel"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian ål (“eel”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English el, from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.\nCognates:\nCognate with West Frisian iel (“eel”), Dutch aal (“eel”), German Low German Aal, Ool (“eel”), German Aal (“eel”), Swedish, Danish and Norwegian ål (“eel”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "eels",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "eel (plural eels)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "elver"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes."
],
"id": "en-eel-en-noun-QiBXYKCI",
"links": [
[
"fish",
"fish"
],
[
"Anguilliformes",
"Anguilliformes"
],
[
"snake",
"snake"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "nahômo"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "aal"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "paling"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "akl",
"lang": "Aklanon",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "igat"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ngjalë"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "alq",
"lang": "Algonquin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "mihtúckquashep"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔanqalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْقَلِيس"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْكَلِيس"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥanaš",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَنَشْ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔangalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْقَليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْكَليس"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "apc",
"lang": "Arabic",
"raw_tags": [
"Levantine, North"
],
"roman": "ʔankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْكَلِيس"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"raw_tags": [
"Levantine, South"
],
"roman": "ḥankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَنْكَلِيس"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nūna",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "نُونَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōjajuk",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "օձաձուկ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguila"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ilan balığı"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "aingira"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sne",
"lang": "Bau Bidayuh",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "bodung"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vúhar",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ву́гар"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vuhór",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вуго́р"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "banomach",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "বানমাছ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "bi",
"lang": "Bislama",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "namarae"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silienn"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zmiórka",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "змио́рка"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "nga:hrany.",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ငါးရှဉ့်"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguila"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cay",
"lang": "Cayuga",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "gǫ́ːdeh"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "kasili"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "beduong"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "caa",
"lang": "Ch'orti'",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "utuʼ čay"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "tlvdega",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ᏢᏕᎦ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻魚"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "maan⁴ jyu²",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳗鱼"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鰻"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "muâ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鳗"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鱸鰻"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鲈鳗"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "海鰻"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "海鳗"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "烏耳鰻"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "乌耳鳗"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻魚"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mányú",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳗鱼"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mán",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳗"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鱔魚"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shànyú",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳝鱼"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "䱇"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shàn",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "𱇞"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sylli"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "co",
"lang": "Corsican",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "anguilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mus",
"lang": "Creek",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "acv´ppv"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úhoř"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "anǧola"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ål"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ålefisk"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "dta",
"lang": "Daur",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "kotmaal"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "dv",
"lang": "Dhivehi",
"roman": "ven",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ވެނ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paling"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"note": "before it can spawn",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aal"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "palingachtigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ovd",
"lang": "Elfdalian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ål"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angerjas"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angerjalised"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "állur"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "álur"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ankerias"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ankeriaskala"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguille"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bisat"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "airoa"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguía"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"note": "გველთევზა (gveltevza, literally “snake fish”)",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gveltevzasnairni",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "გველთევზასნაირნი"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Aal"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "Aalartige"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chéli",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "χέλι"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "énkhelus",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἔγχελυς"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "nimeriaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "bām māchlī",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "બામ માછલી"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "zangi"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "puhi"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tzlofáḥ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "צְלוֹפָח"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mba",
"lang": "Higaonon",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "kasili"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bāmb",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "बाँब"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bām",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "बाम"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sarpamīn",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "सर्पमीन"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angolna"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "áll"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "anguilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "belut"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eascann"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "isd",
"lang": "Isnag",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ixat"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "anguilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "unagi",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ウナギ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"alt": "うなぎ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "unagi",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "welut"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "nīrahāvu",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ನೀರಹಾವು"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "pam",
"english": "black",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "igat"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "palus"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wãgòrz"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jylanbalyq",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "жыланбалық"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ɑntʊəng",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "អន្ទង់"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "kla",
"lang": "Klamath-Modoc",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ġawi"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jang'eo",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "장어"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "marmasî",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "مارماسی"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marmasî"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "tūa ʼīan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ຕົວອ່ຽນ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zutis"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "aol"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ungurys"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "unguriažuvės"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "Éil"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "Laangfësch"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "jagula",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "јагула"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "belut"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ikan mua"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "āral",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ആരൽ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "manaññilmatsyaṁ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "മനഞ്ഞില്മത്സ്യം"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaḻutimāṟunnavanŭ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "വഴുതിമാറുന്നവന്"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vilāññilŭ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "വിലാഞ്ഞില്"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sallur"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "astan"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "tuna"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "bām māchlī",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "बाम माछली"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"animate"
],
"word": "ga't"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "el"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"note": "могой загас (mogoj zagas, literally “snake fish”)",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nah",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "cōāmichin"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "capitone"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4"
],
"word": "mhunga"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "nrn",
"lang": "Norn",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ål"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ággaras"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ål"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ood",
"lang": "O'odham",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "wamad watopi"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguila"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ǣl"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "áll"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "yılan balığı",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ییلان بالغی"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mârmâhi",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "مارماهی"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "pox",
"lang": "Polabian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "voďör"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "węgorz"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "węgorzokształtne"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "enguia"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anghilă"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "țipar"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "úgorʹ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "у́горь"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "easgann"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "јегуља"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "угор"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "jegulja"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ugor"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anghidda"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ancidda"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ncidda"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "nghidda"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úhor"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17 0",
"code": "sl",
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English el, from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.\nCognates:\nCognate with West Frisian iel (“eel”), Dutch aal (“eel”), German Low German Aal, Ool (“eel”), German Aal (“eel”), Swedish, Danish and Norwegian ål (“eel”).",
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"plural"
]
}
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"text": "That Dennis is a right eel, he always seems to slip away from the scene at the right time.",
"type": "example"
},
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"ref": "2003, Catherine Anderson, Only by Your Touch",
"text": "His expression when incredulous. \"Why would you think that?\" He was a slippery little eel.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2004, F. Scott Spencer, Dancing Girls, Loose Ladies, and Women of the Cloth, page 26",
"text": "Philosophers and literary critics from ancient times, along with social scientists, physicians, theologians, and biblical scholars more recently, have tried to get a tentative handle, if not a firm grasp, on this \"slippery eel\" of humor and laughter.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2016, Jody Hedlund, Newton and Polly: A Novel of Amazing Grace, page 131",
"text": "John scowled after the dog. \"Never fear, my lady. I shall get the sneaky, slippery eel yet.\"",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch."
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}
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{
"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "nahômo"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "aal"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "paling"
},
{
"code": "akl",
"lang": "Aklanon",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "igat"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ngjalë"
},
{
"code": "alq",
"lang": "Algonquin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "mihtúckquashep"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔanqalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْقَلِيس"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْكَلِيس"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥanaš",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَنَشْ"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔangalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْقَليس"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْكَليس"
},
{
"code": "apc",
"lang": "Arabic",
"raw_tags": [
"Levantine, North"
],
"roman": "ʔankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَنْكَلِيس"
},
{
"code": "ajp",
"lang": "Arabic",
"raw_tags": [
"Levantine, South"
],
"roman": "ḥankalīs",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَنْكَلِيس"
},
{
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nūna",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "نُونَة"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōjajuk",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "օձաձուկ"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguila"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ilan balığı"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "aingira"
},
{
"code": "sne",
"lang": "Bau Bidayuh",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "bodung"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vúhar",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ву́гар"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vuhór",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вуго́р"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "banomach",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "বানমাছ"
},
{
"code": "bi",
"lang": "Bislama",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "namarae"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silienn"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zmiórka",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "змио́рка"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "nga:hrany.",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ငါးရှဉ့်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguila"
},
{
"code": "cay",
"lang": "Cayuga",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "gǫ́ːdeh"
},
{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "kasili"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "beduong"
},
{
"code": "caa",
"lang": "Ch'orti'",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "utuʼ čay"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "tlvdega",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ᏢᏕᎦ"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻魚"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "maan⁴ jyu²",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳗鱼"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鰻"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "muâ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鳗"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鱸鰻"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "鲈鳗"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "海鰻"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "海鳗"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "烏耳鰻"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "zh-min-nan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "乌耳鳗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻魚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mányú",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳗鱼"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mán",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鱔魚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shànyú",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鳝鱼"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "䱇"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shàn",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "𱇞"
},
{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sylli"
},
{
"code": "co",
"lang": "Corsican",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "anguilla"
},
{
"code": "mus",
"lang": "Creek",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "acv´ppv"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úhoř"
},
{
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "anǧola"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ål"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ålefisk"
},
{
"code": "dta",
"lang": "Daur",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "kotmaal"
},
{
"code": "dv",
"lang": "Dhivehi",
"roman": "ven",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ވެނ"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paling"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"note": "before it can spawn",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aal"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "palingachtigen"
},
{
"code": "ovd",
"lang": "Elfdalian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ål"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angilo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angerjas"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angerjalised"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "állur"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "álur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ankerias"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ankeriaskala"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguille"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bisat"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "airoa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguía"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"note": "გველთევზა (gveltevza, literally “snake fish”)",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gveltevzasnairni",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "გველთევზასნაირნი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Aal"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "Aalartige"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chéli",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "χέλι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "énkhelus",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἔγχελυς"
},
{
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "nimeriaq"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "bām māchlī",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "બામ માછલી"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "zangi"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "puhi"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tzlofáḥ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "צְלוֹפָח"
},
{
"code": "mba",
"lang": "Higaonon",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "kasili"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bāmb",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "बाँब"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bām",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "बाम"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sarpamīn",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "सर्पमीन"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "angolna"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "áll"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "anguilo"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "belut"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eascann"
},
{
"code": "isd",
"lang": "Isnag",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ixat"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "anguilla"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "unagi",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ウナギ"
},
{
"alt": "うなぎ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "unagi",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "鰻"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "welut"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "nīrahāvu",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ನೀರಹಾವು"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"english": "black",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "igat"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "palus"
},
{
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wãgòrz"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jylanbalyq",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "жыланбалық"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ɑntʊəng",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "អន្ទង់"
},
{
"code": "kla",
"lang": "Klamath-Modoc",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ġawi"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jang'eo",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "장어"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "marmasî",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "مارماسی"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "marmasî"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "tūa ʼīan",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ຕົວອ່ຽນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguilla"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "aol"
},
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"plural"
],
"word": "unguriažuvės"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "Éil"
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"code": "lb",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "Laangfësch"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "јагула"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "belut"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ikan mua"
},
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "āral",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ആരൽ"
},
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "മനഞ്ഞില്മത്സ്യം"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaḻutimāṟunnavanŭ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "വഴുതിമാറുന്നവന്"
},
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"code": "ml",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "വിലാഞ്ഞില്"
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"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sallur"
},
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"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "astan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "tuna"
},
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"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "bām māchlī",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "बाम माछली"
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"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"note": "могой загас (mogoj zagas, literally “snake fish”)",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes"
},
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"code": "nah",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "cōāmichin"
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"code": "nv",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ"
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"code": "nap",
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"word": "capitone"
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"code": "zdj",
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],
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],
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"code": "se",
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"word": "ággaras"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "ood",
"lang": "O'odham",
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"code": "oc",
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"feminine"
],
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "non",
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"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "ota",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ییلان بالغی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mârmâhi",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "مارماهی"
},
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"code": "pox",
"lang": "Polabian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "węgorz"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"plural"
],
"word": "węgorzokształtne"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "enguia"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "țipar"
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"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguilla"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "úgorʹ",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "у́горь"
},
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "easgann"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "јегуља"
},
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
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"code": "sh",
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "scn",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "úhor"
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"feminine"
],
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "hsb",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anguila"
},
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"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "mkunga"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "tl",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "igat"
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"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mormohī",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "мормоҳӣ"
},
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"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "vilāṅku",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "விலாங்கு"
},
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"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "malugu cēpa",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "మలుగు చేప"
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"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "tuna"
},
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bplaa lăi",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "ปลาไหล"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "sbrul nya",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "སྦྲུལ་ཉ"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "mario"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "yılan balığı"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vuhór",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вуго́р"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bixato"
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"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "vec",
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"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "bisato"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "cá chình"
},
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"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"feminine",
"masculine"
],
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"code": "vo",
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"code": "vo",
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"code": "vo",
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"masculine"
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"code": "wa",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "anweye"
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"code": "war",
"lang": "Waray-Waray",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "indong"
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
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"code": "bdr",
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"code": "mww",
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"word": "ntses nab"
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"code": "wrh",
"lang": "Wiradjuri",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"word": "galindulin"
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "venger",
"sense": "any fish of the order Anguilliformes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ווענגער"
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