vinegar eel

1. 1.

   minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar

   Synonymsvinegar wormAnguillula acetiTurbatrix aceti

   Broadereelworm

   Part ofAnguillula

Questions about vinegar eel

What does vinegar eel mean?

vinegar eel means "minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar".

What is another word for vinegar eel?

Close synonyms include vinegar worm, Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vinegar eel a common word?

vinegar eel is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.