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单词 eel-fare
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eel-faren.

/ˈiːlfɛː/
Forms: see eel n. and fare n.1; see also elver n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eel n., fare n.1
Etymology: < eel n. + fare n.1With sense b compare elver n.
a. The passage of young eels up a river.
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the world > animals > fish > [noun] > migratory fish > migration
migration1701
migrating1815
eel-fare1836
1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes (1859) I. 54 This passage of young Eels is called Eel-fare on the banks of the Thames.
1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads xxxi. 235 This ‘eel-fare’ lasts several days.
b. A brood of young eels (see elver n.).
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Anguilliformes > member of family Muraenidae (eel) > young
eel-fare1533
elvera1641
1533 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. vii Any frye, spaume, or brode of yeles, called yele fares, or Ell vares.
1721–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Eel-fares, -vares, a Fry or Brood of Eels.
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