elver

• The young elver, at least a year old, which makes its way from the open sea to the estuaries and rivers. —  The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told
• I never see such a fidgety young elver in my ---- Oh, look at that! " —  Young Robin Hood
• An elver, as you probably know, is what a baby eel is called (and if that isn't the cutest name for a baby animal you've ever heard, I'll eat my hat). —  Flotsam
• By the time they have reached the elver stage, they have made their way, guided only by instinct, from the deep sea to the surface, and thence to the mouths of rivers; these they ascend in millions, and in their endeavour to get into fresh water, they have to overcome obstacles such as would deter most boys and girls. —  Chatterbox, 1906
• 'elver'; and Professor Grassi, who had a big share in elucidating the whole matter, tells us the curious fact that he found the Sicilian fishermen well acquainted with the little transparent larva (the —  The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield

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