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worm lizard

American  

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 British  

noun

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

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