genus Pygopus

genus Pygopus
noun
type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
Syn: ↑Pygopus
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Pygopodidae, ↑family Pygopodidae

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