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sand dollar

sand dollar noun: any echinoderm of the order Clypeasteroida, having a flat, disk-shaped body with the mouth in a mid-ventral position, and living in sand, on or near the surface.

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Noun

sand dollar (plural sand dollars)

  1. Any echinoderm of the order Clypeasteroida, having a flat, disk-shaped body with the mouth in a mid-ventral position, and living in sand, on or near the surface.
    • In the sand dollars, the arrangement of the food grooves and consequently the lateral water vessels and their accessory tube feet is more complex (Phelan 1977).1987, John M. Lawrence, chapter I, in A Functional Biology of Echinoderms, page 75
    • Adult echinoderms have a five-part body plan corresponding to the arms of a sea star or the design on the "shell" of a sand dollar.2000, Sandra Alters, chapter I, in Biology: Understanding Life, page 692

sand dollar meaning in Tamil

sand dollar in Tamil

மணற்காசு

Synonyms of sand dollar

Forms of sand dollar

pluralsand dollars

Words formed from sand dollar

Questions about sand dollar

What does sand dollar mean?
Sand dollar means any echinoderm of the order Clypeasteroida, having a flat, disk-shaped body with the mouth in a mid-ventral position, and living in sand, on or near the surface.
What is sand dollar in Tamil?
Sand dollar in Tamil is மணற்காசு. See Sand dollar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sand dollar?
Sand dollar is a noun.
What is the plural of sand dollar?
The plural of sand dollar is sand dollars.

Words near sand dollar in the dictionary

  1. sand darter
  2. sand darters
  3. sand darts
  4. sand diver
  5. sand divers
  6. sand dollar
  7. sand dollars
  8. sand dome
  9. sand domes
  10. sand down
  11. sand drag

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