When these glass eels enter freshwater they transform again into elvers – miniature versions of the adult eels.
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Elver
//ˈɛlvə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "elver"
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Translations
19 translations across 11 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- angula noun (a young eel)
Catalan
2 entries- anguiló noun (a young eel)
- angula noun (a young eel)
Danish
1 entries- glasål noun (a young eel)
Dutch
3 entries- aaltje noun (a young eel)
- glasaal noun (a young eel)
- palinkje noun (a young eel)
French
4 entries- anguille de verre noun (a young eel)
- bouiron noun (a young eel)
- civelle noun (a young eel)
- pibale noun (a young eel)
Galician
1 entries- meixón noun (a young eel)
German
1 entries- Glasaal noun (a young eel)
Irish
1 entries- luathóg noun (a young eel)
Macedonian
1 entries- јагулче noun (a young eel)
Māori
3 entries- ngorengore noun (a young eel)
- ngāeroero noun (a young eel)
- nīoreore noun (a young eel)
Spanish
1 entries- angula noun (a young eel)
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