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

But there was one little-known beneficiary of the asteroid impact: the worm lizard.

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This is a big finding in the tiny world of worm lizard biology.

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