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elver

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛlvə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted eelrvStarts with EEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A young eel.

Word origin

Variant of eelfare, originally "brood of young eels", from Middle English *elfare, *elvare, from el (“eel”) + fare (“group of journeyers”). Equivalent to eel + fare.

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  • When these glass eels enter freshwater they transform again into elvers – miniature versions of the adult eels.

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