worm lizard

noun

1. any of numerous burrowing, primarily legless lizards of the suborder Amphisbaenia, mostly inhabiting tropical areas and resembling an earthworm in shape.

worm lizard

noun

1. any wormlike burrowing legless lizard of the family Amphisbaenidae, of Africa, South and Central America, and S Europe

Example Sentences

The Worm Lizard, found in Florida, is scarcely any larger around than an earthworm.

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