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sand dollar common name for a marine animal in the same phylum as the starfish (see sea star ). The sand dollar has a rigid, flattened, disk-shaped test, or shell, made of firmly united plates lying just beneath the thin skin. Small spines that densely cover the test enable the animal to burrow in... Read more
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Keokuk city (1990 pop. 12,451), seat of Lee co., extreme SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River at the foot of the Des Moines River rapids and in a farm area; inc. 1847. Its industries focus on food processing and packaging (turkeys, dairy items, grain products), and metal products are manufactured. The... Read more
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sidewinder common name for a rattlesnake , Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. It throws out successive loops at oblique angles, which gives it the appearance of moving... Read more
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Milton Berle 1908-2002, American entertainer, b. New York City as Milton Berlinger. Berle first performed in vaudeville and on (1939-48) radio. His great success, however, came as television's first real star, and his broadly appealing comedy routines contributed significantly to the young medium's... Read more

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