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    GLASS SNAKE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tailplay

    Synonyms:

    glass lizard; glass snake; joint snake

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("glass 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 ("glass snake" is a member of...):

    genus Ophisaurus; Ophisaurus (glass lizards)

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