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Sandworm :: Sandworm (n.) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore.

Fulgurite :: Fulgurite (n.) A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge..

Tunny :: Tunny (n.) Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel family, especially the common or great tunny (Orcynus / Albacora thynnus) native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American coast it is called horse mackerel. See Illust. of Horse mackerel, under Horse..

Attagen :: Attagen (n.) A species of sand grouse (Syrrghaptes Pallasii) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.

Thousandth :: Thousandth (a.) Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth..

Ichnite :: Ichnite (n.) A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the Triassic sandstone..

Fossores :: Fossores (n. pl.) A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young when hatched..

Gyrolepis :: Gyrolepis (n.) A genus of ganoid fishes, found in strata of the new red sandetone, and the lias bone beds..

Myriagramme :: Myriagramme (n.) A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or ten kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois..

Sandwiching :: Sandwiching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sandwic.

Sandiness :: Sandiness (n.) The quality or state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy color..

Sarsen :: Sarsen (n.) One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone..

Gravel :: Gravel (n.) Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand..

Turnstone :: Turnstone (n.) Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake..

Neocomian :: Neocomian (n.) A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand..

Thousand :: Thousand (a.) Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely..

Scolithus :: Scolithus (n.) A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm..

Fiddler :: Fiddler (n.) The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body.

Myrialitre :: Myrialitre (n.) A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons..

Irrorate :: Irrorate (a.) Covered with minute grains, appearing like fine sand..

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