1.  elver(n = noun.food) - young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried;
is a kind of eel

2.  elver(n = noun.animal) - young eel;
is a kind of eel

   A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also elvene. [1913 Webster]

elver, n. a young eel.

Etymology:
var. of eel-fare (see FARE) = a brood of young eels