Elver vs. Eel — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Elver and Eel
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Elver
A young eel of fresh or brackish waters.
Eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage, and most are predators.
Elver
A young eel.
Eel
Any of various long, snakelike, scaleless marine or freshwater fishes of the order Anguilliformes that lack pelvic fins and characteristically migrate from fresh water to salt water to spawn.
Elver
A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; - called also elvene.
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Eel
Any of several similar fishes, such as the lamprey and electric eel.
Elver
Young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried
Eel
Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
Elver
Young eel
Eel
The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
Eel
To fish for eels.
Eel
To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
Eel
An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.
Eel
The fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
Eel
Voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
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