lancefish

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noun

A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters.

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lesser sand eelsand lance
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Meanings

nounlancefish (plural lancefishes or lancefish)

plural lancefishes · alternative lance-fish · alternative lance fish

  1. A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters.

    Synonyms: lesser sand eel, sand lance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus, found in British waters.

Similar
lesser sand eelsand lance

Origin

From lance + fish.

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APA

lancefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancefish

MLA

“lancefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancefish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lancefish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancefish.

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