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elver
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun elver has 2 senses
- elver(n = noun.food) - young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried; is a kind of eel
- elver(n = noun.animal) - young eel; is a kind of eel
CIDE DICTIONARY
elver, n.
A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also elvene . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
elver, n. a young eel.
Etymology
var. of eel-fare (see FARE) = a brood of young eels
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