worm lizard
noun
any of numerous burrowing, primarily legless lizards of the suborder Amphisbaenia, mostly inhabiting tropical areas and resembling an earthworm in shape.
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The worm lizard, found in Florida, is scarcely any larger around than an earthworm.
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British Dictionary definitions for worm lizard
worm lizard
noun
any wormlike burrowing legless lizard of the family Amphisbaenidae, of Africa, South and Central America, and S Europe
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