genus Anguilla

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genus Anguilla - type genus of the Anguillidae: eelsAnguillafish genus - any of various genus of fishAnguillidae, family Anguillidae - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawncommon eel, freshwater eel - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked