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blind snake

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any snake of the infraorder Scolecophidia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: worm snake

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: snake, serpent, ophidian

Narrower terms: western blind snake, Leptotyphlops humilis

History

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: слепозме́йка (slepozméjka) — Scolecophidia
  • Turkish: kör yılan — Scolecophidia