Meroles suborbitalis, a desert-dwelling species of lizard endemic to Africa.

A neighborhood of Palo Alto, California, known for its concentration of venture capital companies. / (metonymically) The venture capital and tech industry.

past participle of draw a line in the sand

A series of uniquely large-scale land reclamation projects by the People's Republic of China in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea from late 2013 to late 2016.

plural of sand tube worm

(idiomatic) To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.

Ammophila sabulosa, found in northern Europe, is a species of wasp within the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae.

plural of red-banded sand wasp

(idiomatic) Synonym of bury one's head in the sand

(idiomatic) Synonym of bury one's head in the sand