sand eel

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sand eel

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• sand-eel, sandeel

From Middle English sandeel, sandell, sandel, equivalent to sand +‎ eel. Cognate with German Sandaal (“sand eel”), Danish sandål (“sand eel”).

sand eel (plural sand eels)

1. Any of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.
   • 2018 June 20, Louise Tickle, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

• sandling

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