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worm lizard

Syllabification: (worm liz·ard)
Definition of worm lizard

noun

  • 1a subterranean burrowing reptile that resembles an earthworm, being blind, apparently segmented, and typically without limbs.
    • Suborder Amphisbaenia, order Squamata: four families and numerous species
  • 2a legless lizard.

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