Meaning of LAUNCE
| Pronunciation: | | lans
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| | Definition: | | [n] very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches |
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| | Synonyms: | | sand eel, sand lance, sand launce |
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| | See Also: | | acanthopterygian, Ammodytes, genus Ammodytes, spiny-finned fish | |
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\Launce\, n.
A lance. [Obs.]
\Launce\, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of
a balance. Cf. {Balance}.]
A balance. [Obs.]
Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. --Spenser.
\Launce\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Lant}, the fish.
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