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joint snake

DEFINITIONS OF: joint snake

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n snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail

Synonyms:
glass lizard, glass snake
Type 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
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