Meaning of "sand launce" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SAND LAUNCE

sand launce  [sænd lɑːns]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAND LAUNCE

Sand launce is a noun.

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WHAT DOES SAND LAUNCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sand lance

A sand lance or sandlance is a fish belonging to the family Ammodytidae. Several species of sand lances are commonly known as "sand eels" or "sandeels", though they are not related to true eels. Another variant name is launce, and all names of the fish are references to its slender body and pointed snout. The family name means "sand burrower", which describes the sand lance's habit of burrowing into sand to avoid tidal currents. Sand lances are most commonly encountered by fishermen in the North Pacific and North Atlantic, but are found in oceans throughout the world. These fish do not have pelvic fins and do not develop swim bladders, staying true to their bottom-dwelling habit as adults. Both adult and larval sea lances primarily feed on copepods. Larval forms of this fish are perhaps the most abundant of all fish larvae in areas such as the northwest Atlantic, serving as a major food item for cod, salmon, whales and other commercially important species. As adults, sand lances are harvested commercially in some areas, leading to direct human competition with diving birds such as puffins, auks, terns, and cormorants.

TRANSLATION OF SAND LAUNCE

Find out the translation of sand launce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sand launce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sand launce» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 沙launce
• Translator English - Spanish: launce arena
• English: sand launce
• Translator English - Hindi: रेत launce
• Translator English - Arabic: launce الرمال
• Translator English - Russian: песчанка
• Translator English - Portuguese: areia Launce
• Translator English - Bengali: বালি প্রবর্তন
• Translator English - French: lançon
• Translator English - Malay: Laun pasir
• Translator English - German: Sandaal
• Translator English - Japanese: 砂のイカナゴ
• Translator English - Korean: 모래 launce
• Translator English - Javanese: Umpan pasir
• Translator English - Vietnamese: launce cát
• Translator English - Tamil: மணல் தொடங்குகிறது
• Translator English - Marathi: वाळू उपद्रवी
• Translator English - Turkish: Kum fırlatması
• Translator English - Italian: sabbia Launce
• Translator English - Polish: piasek launce
• Translator English - Ukrainian: песчанка
• Translator English - Romanian: nisip launce
• Translator English - Greek: Launce άμμο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sand launce
• Translator English - Swedish: gröningen
• Translator English - Norwegian: sand launce

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAND LAUNCE»

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A History of British Fishes

THE SAND-LAUNCE. THE RIGGLE, Sussex COdSt. Ammodytes Lancea, L' Equille, Cuvier, Kegne An. t. ii. p. 360. ,, ,, Small-mouthed I aunce, Jenyns, Man. Brit. Vert. p. 483, sp. 171. ,, TMahus, Sand-Launce, Pens. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. '206 , pl.

William Yarrell, 1841

The Natural History of British Fishes: Including Scientific ...

SAND-LAUNCE, OR SAND-EEL. * APODES. GENERIC CHARACTER. Head compressed, narrower than the body; upper Up doubled, lower jaw narrow and pointed : teeth sharp pointed. Gill membrane of seven rays : body long, square.

Edward Donovan, 1803

Memoirs

The flesh is wholesome and palatable ; they shed their spawn in September. Specimens are occasionally met with measuring fourteen inches in length. Ammodytes lancea.* — The Sand-Launce. Specific Character. — Dorsal fin commencing ...

Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh, 1838

Class III: reptiles, IV. fishes

It is commonly used for baits for other fish, but is also very delicate eating. 7i .. KN . khwr..-s-.,..-._ ._ ANHNJHV .mhwwflnvz Wimflflwfi ,These fish 206 SAND LAUNCE. CLAss IV. Sand LAUNCE - - Anglesey MORRIS - -

‎1812

Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society

The flesh is wholesome and palatable ; they shed their spawn in September. Specimens are occasionally met with measuring fourteen inches in length. Ammodytes lancea.* — The Sand-Launce. Specific Character. — Dorsal fin commencing ...

‎1838

Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society

... wholesome and palatable ; they shed their spawn in September. Specimens are occasionally met with measuring fourteen inches in length. AMHODYTES LANCEA.* — THE SAND-LAUNCE. Specific Character. — Dorsal fin commencing in ...

Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh, 1838

Draft environmental impact statement: proposed 1979 OCS oil ...

Six species of fish larvae were collected: sand launce, cod, pollock, rockling, hake, and herring. Of these species, only sand launce was abundant. The abundance of sand launce decreased sharply at two sampling stations within the spill area ...

United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1978

The Practical Angler

... ventral fin, and throw him aboard ; or if only a small one lift him in by the snead. The baits to be employed in this kind of fishing are the sand launce, small common eels, sprats, smelts, or pieces cut from the tail or side of a mackerel or gar fish ...

William Hughes, 1842

Final environmental impact statement: proposed 1979 OCS oil ...

Six species of fish larvae were collected: sand launce, cod, pollock, rockling, hake, and herring. Of these species, only sand launce was abundant. The abundance of sand launce decreased sharply at two sampling stations within the spill area ...

United States. New York Outer Continental Shelf Office, United States. Bureau of Land Management

Final Environmental Statement: OCS Sale No. 48 : Proposed ...

Six species of fish larvae were collected: sand launce, cod, pollock, rockling, hake and herring. Of these species, only sand launce was abundant. The abundance of sand launce decreased sharply at the two sampling stations within the spill ...

‎1979