sand eel

• sand-eel, sandeel

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

sand eel (plural sand eels)

1. Any of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.
   • 2018, Louise Tickle, The Guardian, 20 June:

     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.

• sandling

• leadens