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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
Noun
a young eel [variant of eelfare eel-journey]
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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


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