launce

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches

See lance.

Therefore, being now more than half way, she preferred St. Launce’s. — A pair of blue eyes, Thomas Hardy
With he3e helme on his hede, his launce in his honde, [Fol. — Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight: An Alliterative Romance-Poem (c. 1360 A.D.), Unknown
By "launces" the writer meant what we should now call the lancelet. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

sand lance, sand launce, sand eel

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