elver

American  

[el-ver] / ˈɛl vər /

noun

1. a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.

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elver British  

/ ˈɛlvə /

noun

1. a young eel, esp one migrating up a river from the sea See also leptocephalus

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Etymology

Origin of elver

First recorded in 1630–40; variant of ellfare, literally, “eel-journey”; eel, fare

Example Sentences

The commission’s decision to keep the state’s elver quota at its current level is “good news for Maine’s elver harvesters, who earn nearly $20 million a year from the vital fishery,” Nichols said.

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Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis – worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon.

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Fishermen who have advocated for removing dams are good stewards of the elvers, said Darrell Young, president of the Maine Elver Fishermen’s Association.

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Maine is the only state in the country with a significant fishery for baby eels, which are also called elvers.

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Baby eels, also called elvers, are one of the most lucrative wild fish species in the U.S.

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