"sand dollar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sand dollars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: sand dollar Categories (lifeform): Sea urchins Synonyms (any species of Clypeasteroida): clypeasteroid, sand cookie Derived forms: Bahamian sand dollar, eccentric sand dollar, keyhole sand dollar Translations (any echinoderm of the order Clypeasteroida): 沙錢 (Chinese Mandarin), 沙钱 (Chinese Mandarin), hietadollari (Finnish), riccio [masculine] (Italian), riccio di mare [masculine] (Italian), bolacha-da-praia [feminine] (Portuguese), dólar de arena [masculine] (Spanish)

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