Sand eel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
    launce; sand lance; sand launce.

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Definitions
  1. . (Zoöl.) (a) A lant, or launce . (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus Gonorhynchus, having barbels about the mouth.

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