glass eel
English
Leptocephalus larva
Noun
glass eel (plural glass eels)
- The transparent larva of an eel.
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, 2013 edition, Granta Books, page 69:
- When these glass eels enter freshwater they transform again into elvers – miniature versions of the adult eels.
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Synonyms
- leptocephalus
Translations
transparent larva of an eel
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Anagrams
- Slagelse