Found 2 items, similar to launce.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: launce launce n : very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches [syn: sand lance, sand launce, sand eel ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: launce Lant \Lant\, n. [Cf. Lance.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (Ammedytes tobianus) and the American species (Ammedytes Americanus ) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also launce, and sand eel. [1913 Webster]