单词 | glass lizard |
释义 | > as lemmasglass lizard glass lizard n. any of various lizards of the subfamily Anguinae (family Anguidae), members of which are long-bodied and snake-like, mostly lacking legs, and characterized by having tails that break off easily. ΚΠ 1890 Gleanings Bee Culture 1 May 319/1 The common name, glass or joint lizard, comes from its breaking apart when struck or caught. 1960 Ecology 41 203/2 Ophisaurus ventralis—The eastern glass lizard occurs in the Upper and Lower Austral life-zones, though most of its range is within the latter life-zone. 2014 New Indian Express (Nexis) 26 Aug. It isn't easy to separate the glass lizard from a snake, but the former has eyelids [and] an ear opening. < as lemmas |
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