genus anguilla

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Anguillidae: eels (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	fish genus,
definition	:	any of various genus of fish (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	common eel, freshwater eel,
definition	:	eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	anguillidae, family anguillidae,
definition	:	eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn (noun.animal)