elver
noun [ C ] uk/ˈel.vər/ us/ˈel.vɚ/
幼鳗
a young eel (= a long, thin, snake-like fish)
Elvers were traditionally eaten by local people and have been netted in the Severn for hundreds of years. 幼鳗是当地人的传统食物，在塞汶河用网捕捞已有数百年的历史。
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- All the countless millions of elvers on the move are driven by the urge to find freshwater.
- Billy tipped the elvers into his bucket.
- Rod not only sells cod and haddock but also elvers from Spain and caviar from the Caspian Sea.
- They waited with their elver nets, scooping the waters.