elver
Young serpentine fish
An elver is a young eel, specifically one that has recently arrived in fresh water from the sea.
Eels spawn in the ocean, and their larvae drift on currents before transforming into these small, transparent or pigmented juveniles that migrate upstream into rivers and estuaries.
The elvers were running thick in the river that spring.
Gathering mature crops
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- netsMesh devices for catching
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- seasonYearly division or series
poaching · trafficking · conservation · endangered · CITES · aquaculture · farming · export
Young person or animal
- fryCook in hot fat
- fingerlingImmature fish, hatchery-sized
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
spawn · metamorphosis · transformation · growth · development · translucent · pigmentation · recruitment
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- elongateTo make longer
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- nocturnalActive during darkness
carnivorous · slimy · mucus · longfin · moray · conger · wriggling · sinuous
Connoisseur of fine cuisine
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- expensiveCosting much money
- rareSeldom found or seen
Basque · Spanish · Japanese · sushi · unagi · luxury · seasonal · poached
Toward a river's origin
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
currents · navigation · instinct · journey · oceanic · freshwater · marine · breeding
harvesting
Gathering mature crops
season · poaching · trafficking · conservation · endangered · CITES · aquaculture · farming · export · Maine
juvenile
Young person or animal
- fryCook in hot fat
- fingerlingImmature fish, hatchery-sized
- larvaImmature feeding stage
hatchling · spawn · metamorphosis · transformation · growth · development · translucent · pigmentation · recruitment · cohort
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- elongateTo make longer
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
nocturnal · carnivorous · slimy · mucus · longfin · moray · conger · wriggling · sinuous
gourmet
Connoisseur of fine cuisine
rare · Basque · Spanish · Japanese · sushi · unagi · luxury · seasonal · poached · sautéed
upstream
Toward a river's origin
anadromous · currents · navigation · instinct · journey · oceanic · freshwater · marine · breeding · seasonal