Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glass eel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: glass eel
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Transparent larva of an eel.

Example Sentences

"When these glass eels enter freshwater they transform again into elvers – miniature versions of the adult eels."

Inflected Forms

glass eels (plural)

Synonyms

leptocephalus

Questions

What does glass eel mean?: Transparent larva of an eel.

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