"worm lizard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: worm lizards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} worm lizard (plural worm lizards)
  1. Any of many small limbless burrowing tropical squamate reptiles, of the family Amphisbaenidae or of the superfamily or suborder Amphisbaenia, that resemble worms. Wikipedia link: worm lizard Categories (lifeform): Lacertoid lizards Synonyms: worm-lizard Translations (reptile of Amphisbaenidae): 蚯蚓蜥蜴 (mimizutokage) (alt: ミミズトカゲ) (Japanese), naʼashǫ́ʼii bijáád ádinígíí (Navajo)

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