eel-shaped fish
nounUK /ˈiːl ʃeɪpt fɪʃ/
US /ˈiːl ʃeɪpt fɪʃ/
A fish with a long, thin body that looks like an eel.
The eel-shaped fish hid in the rocks at the bottom of the tank.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fish whose body is long and slender like a snake.
Many deep-sea eel-shaped fish glow in the dark.
3. Any fish with an elongated, cylindrical body rather than a flat one.
The eel-shaped fish swam through the narrow coral gap.
4. A fish that moves with a wavy, eel-like motion.
An eel-shaped fish darted past the diver.