SANDFISH

sandfish

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sandfish (plural sandfishes or sandfish)

Genus Gonorynchus spp. (also called beaked sandfish), long, thin ray-finned fishes (family Gonorychidae)

Any of several marine fishes that burrow into sandy seabeds

Trichodontidae, a family of perch-like fish

Awaous tajasica, usually sand fish, a species of goby fish (family Gobiidae)

Malacanthus plumieri (sand tilefish, family Malacanthidae)

Diplectrum formosum (sand perch, family Serranidae)

Other animals that notably burrow in sand

sandfish skink (Scincus scincus), a land-dwelling lizard that swims in sand

certain sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra and Thelenota ananas)

Source: Wiktionary

Sand"fish`, n. (Zo\'94l.)

Definition: A small marine fish of the Pacific coast of North America (Trichodon trichodon) which buries itself in the sand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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