Definition of Elver

1. Noun. Young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried.

Generic synonyms: Eel

2. Noun. Young eel.
Generic synonyms: Eel

Definition of Elver

1. n. A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also elvene.

Definition of Elver

1. Noun. a young eel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Elver

1. a young eel [n -S]

Medical Definition of Elver

1. A young eel; a young conger or sea eel. Synonym: elvene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elver

eluviated
eluviates
eluviating
eluviation
eluviations
eluvium
eluviums
eluxated
eluxation
elvan
elvanite
elvanites
elvans
elve
elven
elver (current term)
elvers
elves
elvish
elvishly
elwand
elwands
elyite
elysian
elysium
elytra
elytral
elytriform
elytrin

Literary usage of Elver

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Journey to Central Africa; Or, Life and Landscapes from Egypt and the by Bayard Taylor (1885)
"... Conquest of Ethiopia—Countries Tributary tu Egypt—Tbo District of Takka—Expedition of Moussi Bey—Tbe Atbara elver—The Abyssinian Frontier—Christian ..."

2. A Visit to India, China, and Japan, in the Year 1853 by Bayard Taylor (1864)
"... elver—Apathy of Ü» Natives. AT the close of my stay in Delhi, I found that precisely half the time which I had allotted for my transit through In dia ..."

3. The Literature of Egypt and the Soudan from the Earliest Times to the Year by Ibrahim-Hilmy (1887)
"NILE, the elver. Assouan to Khartoum. Map of General Gordon's route. The Illustrated London News, vol. 84, 1884, p. 157. Assouan to Khartoum. Sketch-map. ..."

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