noun
wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
• Syn: ↑worm snake
• Hyponyms: ↑western blind snake, ↑Leptotyphlops humilis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Leptotyphlopidae, ↑family Leptotyphlopidae
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noun2. : any of various limbless burrowing lizards
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any of numerous wormlike, burrowing snakes of the families Typhlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae, and Anomalepididae, most of which have vestigial eyes. Also called worm snake.
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blind snake noun
A non-venomous burrowing snake of tropical regions with small or vestigial eyes
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Main Entry: ↑blind
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blind snake,
a small, burrowing snake that feeds on worms and insect larvae.
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n. a small burrowing insectivorous snake that lacks a distinct head and has very small inefficient eyes. Also called worm snake. ● Infraorder Scolecophidia: three families, in particular Typhlopidae, and several genera
Useful english dictionary. 2012.