"sand-skipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sand-skippers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand-skipper (plural sand-skippers)
  1. Any of various hesperiid butterflies inhabiting dry, sandy regions. Categories (lifeform): Skippers
    Sense id: en-sand-skipper-en-noun-oRCzs~YC Disambiguation of Skippers: 51 49
  2. A beach flea or sandhopper. Categories (lifeform): Skippers
    Sense id: en-sand-skipper-en-noun-V48qMg6N Disambiguation of Skippers: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 68

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