sand lance

English - Turkish

Definition of sand lance in English Turkish dictionary

kum mızrak

English - English

Definition of sand lance in English English dictionary

very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches

Any of several small marine fishes of the genus Ammodytes, having a slender body with a forked tail fin and often burrowing in the sand of tidelands. Also called launce, sand eel

Related Terms

sand lances

ammodytidae

Hyphenation

sand Lance

Turkish pronunciation

sänd läns

Pronunciation

/ˈsand ˈlans/ /ˈsænd ˈlæns/

Etymology

[ 'sand ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German sant sand, Latin sabulum, Greek psammos.