eels

The tribes in Persia are called eels – a Turkish word to distinguish them from the sedentary part of the community, not linked together by the bonds of clanship.

Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia 1856

We've seen a decline in American eels — in some populations 80 to 90 percent — since the 1970s, and we're not sure why.

Citizen science: Armies of volunteers aid research 2011

And -- in short -- eels were _born_ to be treated just so. [

The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Thomas Moore 1815

The eels were a deadly threat to any attempt to explore the opening in the cliff.

The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995

Another dodge for taking eels, which is not in the nature of what is called a "fixed engine," is the movable eel-trap or "grig wheel."

The Naturalist on the Thames 1882

From other stories about the origin of cocoanut trees, told in the same island, it would appear that the sprouts of the cocoanut were actually called eels 'heads, while the skulls of warriors were called cocoanuts.

Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878

Thus in paste composed of flour and water, which has been suffered to become acescent, the animalcules called eels, vibrio anguillula, are seen in great abundance; their motions are rapid and strong; they are viviparous, and produce at intervals a numerous progeny: animals similar to these are also found in vinegar; Naturalist's Miscellany by

The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes Erasmus Darwin 1766

I made an "eels" tag to honor it, and saw that there were only 3 other posts that had been visited by the elusive eel — in all these 5 years.

"You see, their young enter through the ears and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex." Ann Althouse 2009

However, up to 40% of the crop can be lost to predatory and competing fish such as eels, mullet, sea bass, and tilapia that invade the growing ponds on the coast.

28. Non-toxic aquarium fish-catching 1992

Helen told me there's a restaurant-just opened-and they have this same kind of eels, cooked with chives in very hot oil.

The Kitchen God's wife Tan, Amy 1991