Translingual

Typhlops vermicularis

Proper noun

Scolecophidia

1. A taxonomic infraorder within the suborder Serpentes – the single superfamily Typhlopoidea (the blind snakes).

Usage notes

Effectively synonymous with the superfamily Typhlopoidea; either (but not both) may be excluded in some taxonomies.

Hyponyms

• (infraorder): Typhlopoidea (superfamily)