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WORM LIZARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does worm lizard mean? 

WORM LIZARD (noun)
  The noun WORM LIZARD has 1 sense:

1. a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tailplay

  Familiarity information: WORM LIZARD used as a noun is very rare.


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WORM LIZARD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("worm lizard" is a kind of...):

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Holonyms ("worm lizard" is a member of...):

Amphisbaena; Amphisbaenia; genus Amphisbaena; genus Amphisbaenia (type genus of the Amphisbaenidae)


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