- snake lizard
- snake lizard nounA legless lizard of Australia and New Guinea• • •Main Entry: ↑snake
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snake-lizard — /ˈsneɪk lɪzəd/ (say snayk lizuhd) noun 1. a smooth scaled, elongated skink, Lygosoma verreauxii, resembling pygopod legless lizards in that its limbs are very small; glass snake. 2. → legless lizard …
Bronzeback Snake-lizard — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification K … Wikipedia
Lizard snake — Lizard Liz ard, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[ e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also applied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lizard — Liz ard, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[ e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lizard stone — Lizard Liz ard, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[ e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also applied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snake-eyed skink — ▪ lizard any of about 35 species of lizards (lizard) constituting two genera (Ablepharus and Cryptoblepharus) in the family Scincidae. Snake eyed skinks (skink) lack eyelids (eyelid) and have transparent scales (scale) (spectacles) covering … Universalium
snake|fish — «SNAYK FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. any one of various fishes more or less resembling a snake, such as the lizard fish and the oarfish … Useful english dictionary
lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… … Universalium
Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma … Wikipedia
snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an … Universalium
