blind snake

blind snake
noun
wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
• Syn: ↑worm snake
• Hypernyms: ↑snake, ↑serpent, ↑ophidian
• Member Holonyms: ↑Leptotyphlopidae, ↑family Leptotyphlopidae

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noun
1. : a snake of the family Typhlopidae or of the related Leptotyphlopidae — called also worm snake
2. : any of various limbless burrowing lizards

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any of numerous wormlike, burrowing snakes of the families Typhlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae, and Anomalepididae, most of which have vestigial eyes. Also called worm snake.

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blind snake noun
A non-venomous burrowing snake of tropical regions with small or vestigial eyes
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Main Entry: ↑blind

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blind snake,
a small, burrowing snake that feeds on worms and insect larvae.

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n. a small burrowing insectivorous snake that lacks a distinct head and has very small inefficient eyes. Also called worm snake. ● Infraorder Scolecophidia: three families, in particular Typhlopidae, and several genera

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