sand eel

noun

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

Origin of sand eel

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

Words nearby sand eel

sand crab, sand crack, sand cricket, sand dab, sand dollar, sand eel, sand flea, sand fly, sand grouse, sand hopper, sand jack

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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 shingle Popular name: launce