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worm lizards

worm lizards is the plural of worm lizard.

Meaning of worm lizard

Noun

worm lizard (plural worm lizards)

  1. Any of many small limbless burrowing tropical squamate reptiles, of the family Amphisbaenidae or of the superfamily or suborder Amphisbaenia, that resemble worms.
    • Most species of worm-lizard still retain remnants of their pelvis and pectoral girdle (hips and shoulders), but only four species from Mexico out of the 180 currently known around the world still have functioning forelimbs.2016 July 13, Elsa Panciroli, “How did legless worm-lizards cross the Atlantic?”, in The Guardian

Questions about worm lizards

What is worm lizards the plural of?
Worm lizards is the plural of worm lizard.

Words near worm lizards in the dictionary

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  2. worm gears
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  4. worm in the apple
  5. worm lizard
  6. worm lizards
  7. worm month
  8. worm months
  9. worm moon
  10. worm moons
  11. worm oil

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