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noun
A member of the subfamily Anguinae, comprising some twenty extant species of legless lizards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: glass snake, joint snake
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anguid lizard
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