"sand eel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sand eels [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sandeel, sandell, sandel, equivalent to sand + eel. Cognate with German Sandaal (“sand eel”), Danish sandål (“sand eel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sandeel}} Middle English sandeel, {{m|enm|sandell}} sandell, {{m|enm|sandel}} sandel, {{af|en|sand|eel}} sand + eel, {{cog|de|Sandaal||sand eel}} German Sandaal (“sand eel”), {{cog|da|sandål||sand eel}} Danish sandål (“sand eel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand eel (plural sand eels)
  1. Any of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae. Wikipedia link: sand eel Categories (lifeform): Gasterosteiform fish, Trachinoid fish Synonyms: sandling, sand-eel, sandeel

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