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sand dollar
noun
: any of numerous flat circular sea urchins (order Clypeasteroida) that live chiefly in shallow water on sandy bottoms
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Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up.
—CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Some of the men showed up with gifts for you, including a sand dollar and shots of prune juice.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
There are a bunch of different kinds of poke, a bunch of ahi, some crab poke, salmon poke, even poke with limpets, these little sand dollar things.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2024
Venture out early to catch low tide and embark on the walk from Tigertail Beach to Sand Dollar Spit, so named for the abundance of sand dollars that naturally wash up here.
—Emily Raffield, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Sand dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sand%20dollar. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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sand dollar
noun
: any of various round flat sea urchins that usually live in shallow water and on sandy bottoms
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