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sand eel

noun

sand lance.
New Zealand. sandfish (def. 2).

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Origin of sand eel

1275–1325; Middle English sandel;see sand, eel

Words nearby sand eel

sand cricket, sandculture, sand dab, sand dollar, Sande, sand eel, sandek, sander, sanderling, Sanderson, S.&F.
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British Dictionary definitions for sand eel

sand eel

sand lance

noun

any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shinglePopular name: launce
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