- glass snake
- noun Date: 1709 any of a genus (Ophisaurus) of limbless snakelike lizards of the southern U.S., Eurasia, and Africa with a fragile tail that readily breaks off from the body often in pieces
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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 s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glass snake — glass′ snake n. ram any limbless, snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, of the Eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia, having the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail Also called glass′ liz ard … From formal English to slang
glass snake — ☆ glass snake n. any of a genus (Ophisaurus, family Anguidae) of snakelike, legless lizards found in the S U.S. and other warm regions: so called because its long tail breaks off easily * * * … Universalium
glass snake — ☆ glass snake n. any of a genus (Ophisaurus, family Anguidae) of snakelike, legless lizards found in the S U.S. and other warm regions: so called because its long tail breaks off easily … English World dictionary
glass snake — noun snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail • Syn: ↑glass lizard, ↑joint snake • Hypernyms: ↑anguid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Ophisaurus, ↑genus… … Useful english dictionary
glass snake — /ˈglas sneɪk/ (say glahs snayk) noun 1. → snake lizard (def. 1). 2. → three toed skink …
glass lizard — any limbless, snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, inhabiting the eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia, having external ear openings and the ability to regenerate its long, fragile tail. Also called glass snake. * * * ▪ reptile also called glass… … Universalium
glass — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and sometimes other ingredients (a glass jug) (cf. crown glass, flint glass, plate glass). b a… … Useful english dictionary
glass lizard — (also glass snake) noun a legless burrowing lizard of snake like appearance. [Genus Ophisaurus: several species.] … English new terms dictionary
glass lizard — noun snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail • Syn: ↑glass snake, ↑joint snake • Hypernyms: ↑anguid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Ophisaurus, ↑genus… … Useful english dictionary
