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elver

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el·ver  (lvr)
n.
See glass eel.
[Alteration of eelfare, a brood of young eels, the passage of young eels up a river : eel + fare, journey (obsolete).]
elver [ˈɛlvə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a young eel, esp one migrating up a river from the sea See also leptocephalus
[variant of eelfare migration of young eels, literally: eel-journey; see eel, fare]
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Noun1.elver - young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
eel - the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
2.elver - young eel
eel - voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
Translations
elver [ˈelvəʳ] N → angula f
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The BIG One by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The elvers will grow into mature eels and remain in fresh water for between 10 and 20 years until they are ready to make the journey to spawn and efforts are now being made to enable them to reach the wetlands and upstream areas where they can thrive.
Agency helping eel population by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Less than one percent of the 1980's stock of elvers (baby eels) remains today," said spokeswoman Clarisse Buma, adding that eels do not reproduce in captivity.
Dutch fishermen say eel ban puts 'endangers' them by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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