amphisbaenid
English
Etymology
From scientific Latin Amphisbaenidae (family name).
Noun
amphisbaenid (plural amphisbaenids)
- (zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 51:
- Today, four species of amphisbaenids survive in Europe—two on the Iberian Peninsula and two in Turkey.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin 2019, p. 51: