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sand eel

Syllabification: (sand eel)
Definition of sand eel

noun

  • a small elongated marine fish that lives in shallow waters of the northern hemisphere, often found burrowing in the sand.
    • Family Ammodytidae: several genera and species, including the European Ammodytes tobianus

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