worm lizard

worm lizard

n.

Any of various small, legless, burrowing lizards of the family Amphisbaenidae, resembling worms and found chiefly in tropical regions.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

worm lizard - a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail lizard - relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaena - type genus of the Amphisbaenidae