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ELVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("elver" is a kind of...):
eel (voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("elver" is a kind of...):
eel (the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled)