glass eel en · NOUN
Meanings
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Transparent larva of an eel.
When these glass eels enter freshwater they transform again into elvers – miniature versions of the adult eels.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glass eels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
fi lasiankerias (transparent larva of an eel) · ca angula (transparent larva of an eel) · et leptotsefaali (transparent larva of an eel) · fr civelle (transparent larva of an eel) · sv glasål (transparent larva of an eel) · fr anguille de verre (transparent larva of an eel) · de Glasaal (transparent larva of an eel)