Anguilliformes n 1: elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced [syn: {Anguilliformes}, {order Anguilliformes}, {order Apodes}]
Anguilliformes \Anguilliformes\ n. 1. 1 an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced. Syn: order {Anguilliformes}, order {Apodes}. [WordNet 1.5]