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sandfish

sand·fish

uncommon

noun

1.

either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand

2.

fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand

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Origin

From sand + fish.

Phrases

  • belted sandfish
  • broad sandfish
  • clanwilliam sandfish
  • Japanese sandfish
  • obtuse sandfish
  • Pacific sandfish
  • sailfin sandfish
  • sandfish skink

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