Something of no cohesion or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be relied upon.

Asian badger (Meles leucurus)

Lacerta agilis, a lizard distributed across most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia.

(zoology, dated) A tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in function.

Any of the small perches of the genus Ammocrypta.

(meteorology) A dust devil; a whirling, columnar vortex of sand occasionally seen in desert regions.

(metalworking) Dry, non-adhesive sand sprinkled upon the partings of a mould to facilitate the separation.

Jerusalem cricket

cicada killer (not a true hornet)

An off-white color that resembles the color of sand in a desert