sand eel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.

词形变化

sand eels plural sand-eel alternative sandeel alternative

词源

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