: a young eel
specifically
: a small immature catadromous eel chiefly of fresh and brackish water
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The company spends two years growing each new class of elvers into processable adults.
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Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The elvers were selling for a little less than $1,200 per pound as of Wednesday.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Maine is the only American state that allows commercial-scale fishing of elvers.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Catching the elvers is difficult and involves setting up large nets in Maine’s cold rivers and streams at pre-dawn hours.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
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Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The elvers were selling for a little less than $1,200 per pound as of Wednesday.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Maine is the only American state that allows commercial-scale fishing of elvers.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Catching the elvers is difficult and involves setting up large nets in Maine’s cold rivers and streams at pre-dawn hours.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Elver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elver. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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elver
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el·ver
ˈel-vər 
: a young eel
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