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eel [MidE
ele]. The snake-like marine or freshwater fish (order
Anguilliformes or
Apodes) does not play as important a role in the Celtic imagination as it does elsewhere. Often the eel appears malevolent. The Irish goddess
Mórrígan once came to
Cúchulainn in the form of an eel, but he repulsed her. Lake monsters may conventionally be referred to as eels. In the west of Ireland whistling eels were thought to foretell famine. Yet at other times eels might be benevolent, such as those thought to be the guardian spirits of wells and magic springs. Pilgrims at the sacred well of Tober Monachan, Co.
Kerry, were given the sight of a salmon and an eel, if their petition was to be granted. ModIr. eascann; ScG easgann; Manx astan; W Ilysywen; Corn. sylly; Bret. silienn.
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Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 1/14/1991; 700+ words
; Eel fish breeding seems to be gaining popularity...last September, eight investment projects in eel fish breeding with an average planned investment...country's production by 320 tons of fresh eel fish and 1,228 tons of smoked eel fish annually...
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 "The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario)")
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Magazine article from: The Spectator; 12/18/2004; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/25/1998; ; 700+ words
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Eel makes for tasty meal in summer.
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eels
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
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Eel Grass
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Eel Grass Eel grasses (or eelgrasses) are 18-22 species of herbaceous aquatic plants...in the genus Zostera. However, some plant systematists have treated the eel grasses as a component of a much larger family, the pondweeds or Potamogetonaceae...
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eel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
eel common name for any...embedded in the skin. Eels lack the hind pair...and vicious. Moray eels have a highly developed...common freshwater eel, Anguilla rostrata...used as leather. Eels are classified in...Schweld, Consider the Eel (2002).
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Eels
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
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Leeches, Eels, & Lampreys
Book article from: Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport
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