lancefish

English

A lancefish (Ammodytes tobianus)

Alternative forms

• lance-fish
• lance fish

Etymology

From lance +‎ fish.

Noun

lancefish (plural lancefishes or lancefish)

1. 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.