elver

[ el-ver ]

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

Origin of elver

1
First recorded in 1630–40; variant of ellfare, literally, “eel-journey”; see origin at eel, fare

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British Dictionary definitions for elver

elver

/ (ˈɛlvə) /


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

Origin of elver

1
C17: variant of eelfare migration of young eels, literally: eel-journey; see eel, fare

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