lancefish
English
A lancefish (Ammodytes tobianus)
Alternative forms
- lance-fish
- lance fish
Noun
lancefish (plural lancefishes or lancefish)
- A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters.
Synonyms
- lesser sand eel
- sand lance
References
- “lance fish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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