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thread snake

thread snake noun: any of the fossorial snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.

thread snake: any of the fossorial snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae
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Noun

thread snake (plural thread snakes)

  1. Any of the fossorial snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
    Synonyms:
    threadsnake, slender blind snake

Synonyms of thread snake

Forms of thread snake

pluralthread snakes

Words formed from thread snake

  • black thread snake
  • Cape thread snake
  • Damara thread snake
  • Haitian border thread snake
  • long-tailed thread snake
  • Martin Garcia thread snake
  • Peter's thread snake
  • Samana thread snake
  • Sindh thread snake
  • slender thread snake
  • Tello's thread snake
  • western thread snake

Questions about thread snake

What does thread snake mean?
Thread snake means any of the fossorial snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
What part of speech is thread snake?
Thread snake is a noun.
What is the plural of thread snake?
The plural of thread snake is thread snakes.

Words near thread snake in the dictionary

  1. thread needle
  2. thread of life
  3. thread of thought
  4. thread pool
  5. thread pools
  6. thread snake
  7. thread snakes
  8. thread the needle
  9. thread-legged bug
  10. thread-legged bugs
  11. thread-like

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