sand eel
Meanings
noun
- Any of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.
Word forms
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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