paling

Definitions of paling
  1. noun
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
    synonyms: aal
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    types:
    aal, glasaaltje
    young eel
    rivieraal
    eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
  2. noun
    the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
    synonyms: aal
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    types:
    aal, glasaaltje
    young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
    type of:
    vis
    the flesh of fish used as food
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