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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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The beaches, known for their abundance of seashells and sand dollars, are once again filled with treasures.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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
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“Sand dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sand%20dollar. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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