sand eel

Meaning

Noun

Any of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.

Related

Similar words

sandling

Origin

From Middle English sandeel, sandell, sandel, equivalent to sand + eel. Cognate with German Sandaal ("sand eel"), Danish sandål ("sand eel").

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