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Glass-snake

Glass-snake Meaning & Definition
Glass-snake Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glass-snake?

[n] snakelike lizard of Europe Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail

Synonyms | Synonyms for Glass-snake: glass lizard | joint snake

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See Also | anguid lizard | genus Ophisaurus | Ophisaurus

Glass-snake In Webster's Dictionary

\Glass"-snake`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A long, footless lizard ({Ophiosaurus ventralis}), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World.

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