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sand-eel

sand-eel is the alternative form of sand eel.

Meaning of sand eel

Noun

sand eel (plural sand eels)

  1. Any of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.
    • In short, this means sandeels, the small, oily fish that are a staple diet for many seabirds, need to be in the right place at the right time for puffins to be able to feed their chicks.2018 June 20, Louise Tickle, The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    sandling

Forms of sand-eel

pluralsand-eels

Questions about sand-eel

What is sand-eel the alternative form of?
Sand-eel is the alternative form of sand eel.

Words near sand-eel in the dictionary

  1. sand-cast
  2. sand-casting
  3. sand-casts
  4. Sand-Dancer
  5. Sand-Dancers
  6. sand-eel
  7. sand-eels
  8. sand-flag
  9. sand-flags
  10. sand-grouse
  11. sand-hog

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