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JOINT SNAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
Synonyms:
glass lizard; glass snake; joint snake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("joint snake" is a kind of...):
anguid lizard (any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects)
Holonyms ("joint snake" is a member of...):
genus Ophisaurus; Ophisaurus (glass lizards)
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