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sand eel

 

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Noun sand eel has 1 sense
  1. sand lance, sand launce, sand eel, launce - very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
    --1 is a kind of spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
    --1 is a member of Ammodytes, genus Ammodytes

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Sand Eel

Noun

Sense 1: A type of small fish commonly found in sandy coastal waters.

Sample Sentence: The sand eel is often used as bait for fishing in the summer.

Sense 2: Any of various elongated, snake-like fish species that inhabit sandy ocean bottoms.

Sample Sentence: The sand eel swiftly swam through the sandy seabed, blending perfectly with its surroundings.

Sense 3: A local term for the common name Ammodytes, which refers to a genus of sand eels.

Sample Sentence: The locals organized a sand eel fishing competition to celebrate the abundance of these fish in their waters.

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