THE FAMIEY OF EELS. 
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denominated a gland, with conspicuous blood-vessels; by the 
action of which the air is secreted into the bag. 
It may be deserving of notice, further, that while the common 
name of the Eel is of Anglo-Saxon origin, the word Eausen 
was anciently used for it, as it was also by Chapman in his 
translation of Homer. Junius also, in his “Dictionary Nomen- 
clator Octolinguis,” 1619, says, “Fausen, preegrandis fausen. 
Eels;” which appears to confine the word to the larger examples; 
“Minime, Grigs, media Scaffling dicitor.” Skinner also and 
others thus explain the word, and Hilpert says “Fausen — der 
meeraal” — the Sea-Eel or Conger. — “Notes and Queries.” 
