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sand eels

sand eels is the plural 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

Questions about sand eels

What is sand eels the plural of?
Sand eels is the plural of sand eel.

Words near sand eels in the dictionary

  1. sand drags
  2. sand dune
  3. sand dunes
  4. sand duning
  5. sand eel
  6. sand eels
  7. sand engine
  8. sand engines
  9. sand fence
  10. sand fences
  11. sand flea

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