HyperDic: glass_snake

English > 1 sense of the expression glass snake:
NOUNanimalglass snake, glass lizard, joint snakesnakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
English > glass snake: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsnakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail.
Synonymsglass lizard, joint snake
Member ofOphisaurus, genus Ophisaurusglass lizards
Broaderanguid lizardAny of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas

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