"glass eel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glass eels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glass eel (plural glass eels)
  1. The transparent larva of an eel. Categories (lifeform): Eels Synonyms: leptocephalus Translations (transparent larva of an eel): leptotsefaali (Estonian), lasiankerias (Finnish), glasål [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-glass_eel-en-noun-Sf3b-p3E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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