typhlope

typhlope Zool. rare^—0.

(ˈtɪfləʊp)

[ad. mod.L. Typhlop-, -ops, ad. Gr. τυϕλώψ, f. τυϕλός blind + ὤψ eye, face.]

A snake of the genus Typhlops or family Typhlopidæ; a blindworm.

in Cent. Dict.