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Ophisaurus

Ophisaurus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Ophisaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anguidae – the glass snakes, which are legless lizards.

See also

  • See Wikispecies for species

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄφις ‎(óphis, “snake”) + σαῦρος ‎(saûros, “lizard”).

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