worm lizard


noun
  1. 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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How to use worm lizard in a sentence

  • The worm lizard, found in Florida, is scarcely any larger around than an earthworm.

    Pathfinder | Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for worm lizard

worm lizard

noun
  1. any wormlike burrowing legless lizard of the family Amphisbaenidae, of Africa, South and Central America, and S Europe

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