eellike
Long and slithery
Resembling an eel—long, slender, and sinuous.
The word describes anything with the serpentine shape or slippery quality of an eel: an eellike creature, eellike movements through the water.
Also spelled eel-like.
Predatory tropical eel
- congerLarge saltwater eel
- lampreyJawless parasitic fish
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
marine · anadromous · estuary · reef · gulper · hagfish · knifefish · lungfish
Curving in repeated bends
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- twistingRotating with distortion
- undulatingMoving in waves
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
slithering · meandering · snakelike · curving · writhing · rippling · wavelike · vermiform
Smooth or craftily adept
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- slitherySliding with smooth motion
- mucousSlime-producing, bodily
- greasyCovered in slick fat
oily · lubricious · viscid · glistening · wet · smooth · glossy · sleek
Gradually narrowing in width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- ribbonlikeResembling a thin strip
narrow · attenuated · wormlike · snakelike · legless · finless · vermicular · threadlike
moray
Predatory tropical eel
- congerLarge saltwater eel
- lampreyJawless parasitic fish
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
saltwater · marine · anadromous · estuary · reef · gulper · hagfish · knifefish · lungfish · snakefish
serpentine
Curving in repeated bends
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- twistingRotating with distortion
- undulatingMoving in waves
coiling · slithering · meandering · snakelike · curving · writhing · rippling · wavelike · vermiform · wriggling
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
greasy · oily · lubricious · viscid · glistening · wet · smooth · glossy · sleek · escaping
tapered
Gradually narrowing in width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- tubularHaving cylinder form
ribbonlike · narrow · attenuated · wormlike · snakelike · legless · finless · vermicular · threadlike
lithe
Supple and graceful
boneless · rubbery · pliant · bendable · contortionist · fluid · undulant · twisting