sand eel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sand eel sand eels sand-eel sandeel

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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