launce
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- noun
- /lɔːns/
- Archaic
:
lance
- The marine biologist explained how launce burrow into sandy beaches for protection from predators.
Examples
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It has those two great monologues by Launce about Crab, the scene-stealingest dog in Western literature.
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While walking along the beach, we spotted a school of launce swimming close to the shore.
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Fishermen often catch launce in nets as they swim just beneath the water's surface.
Synonyms
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A small thin fish that looks like an eel and buries itself in sand near the shore
A small silvery fish that swims in schools and burrows into sand
Very small thin silver fish that burrows into sandy beaches and forms schools
A small thin sea fish that lives near coasts and buries in sand
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word launce probably comes from an old word like lance meaning 'spear', because this small, silvery, eel-like fish is long and darts like a little spear into the sand, which is why it has that name today.