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GENUS OPHISAURUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Glass lizards

Synonyms:

genus Ophisaurus; Ophisaurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Ophisaurus" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Ophisaurus"):

glass lizard; glass snake; joint snake (snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail)

Holonyms ("genus Ophisaurus" is a member of...):

Anguidae; family Anguidae (alligator lizards)

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