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OPHISAURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ophisaurus mean?
• OPHISAURUS (noun)
The noun OPHISAURUS has 1 sense:
1. glass lizards
Familiarity information: OPHISAURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glass lizards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ophisaurus; Ophisaurus
Hypernyms ("Ophisaurus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Ophisaurus"):
glass lizard; glass snake; joint snake (snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail)
Holonyms ("Ophisaurus" is a member of...):
Anguidae; family Anguidae (alligator lizards)
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