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legless lizard

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the several groups of lizards of the family Pygopodidae which have lost limbs or reduced them to the point of uselessness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any lizard that does not have limbs.

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noun

Meaning 3

degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: lizard

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 無肢蜥 /无肢蜥 (wúzhīxī) — Pygopodidae lizard
  • Estonian: pärajalglane — Pygopodidae lizard
  • Finnish: eväjalkalisko — Pygopodidae lizard
  • Russian: чешуено́г (češujenóg) — Pygopodidae lizard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無肢蜥 /无肢蜥 (wúzhīxī) — any lizard that does not have limbs
  • Finnish: jalaton lisko — any lizard that does not have limbs
  • Russian: безно́гая я́щерица (beznógaja jáščerica) — any lizard that does not have limbs