sand eel

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sand eel

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

noun sand eels · sand-eel · sandeel

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.
Similar: sandling

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@misc{sand_eel_2026,
  title = {sand eel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sand%20eel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}