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sand eel

noun

  1. New Zealand. sandfish ( def 2 ).


sand eel

noun

  1. any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shingle Popular namelaunce
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sand eel1

1275–1325; Middle English sandel; sand, eel
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Example Sentences

In their study, the researchers showed that the marine mammals leave pits in the seafloor when they hunt for buried sand eels.

Malcolm Russell says it is possible that they were following sand eels into the bay, or that heavy rain at the weekend made the water much less salty than usual.

From BBC

“Clams, scallops, flounder, and sand eels are associated with soft sand bottoms,” he said.

He added that minke whales feed on sand eels, sprat, young herring, other "shoaling small fishes" and zooplankton and there "must be good food for this animal to bring it into this area".

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"That's when you see all the shots of birds coming back in with beaks full of sand eels and feeding the hungry chicks," said Drew.

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