sand eel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sand eel]
- /sænd il/
- /sænd iːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sand eel]
- /sænd il/

Definitions of sand eel words

noun sand eel sand lance. 1
noun sand eel New Zealand. sandfish (def 2). 1
noun sand eel small elongated fish 1
noun sand eel any silvery eel-like marine spiny-finned fish of the family Ammodytidae found burrowing in sand or shingle 0
noun sand eel sand lance 0

See all 5 definitions of sand eel

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Origin of sand eel

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English sandel; see sand, eel

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Parts of speech for Sand eel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sand eel

sand eel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sand eel usage trend in Literature

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