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sand-skipper

sand-skipper noun: any of various hesperiid butterflies inhabiting dry, sandy regions.

Noun

sand-skipper (plural sand-skippers)

  1. Any of various hesperiid butterflies inhabiting dry, sandy regions.
  2. A beach flea or sandhopper.

Forms of sand-skipper

pluralsand-skippers

Questions about sand-skipper

What does sand-skipper mean?
Sand-skipper means any of various hesperiid butterflies inhabiting dry, sandy regions.
What part of speech is sand-skipper?
Sand-skipper is a noun.
What is the plural of sand-skipper?
The plural of sand-skipper is sand-skippers.

Words near sand-skipper in the dictionary

  1. sand-rails
  2. sand-roll
  3. sand-rolls
  4. sand-screw
  5. sand-screws
  6. sand-skipper
  7. sand-skippers
  8. sand-spit
  9. sand-spits
  10. sand-spout
  11. sand-spouts

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