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Noun: glass lizard  glãs li-zu(r)d
  1. Snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
    "The glass lizard's tail broke off when a predator grabbed it, allowing the lizard to escape";
    - glass snake, joint snake

Derived forms: glass lizards

Type of: anguid lizard

Part of: genus Ophisaurus, Ophisaurus

Encyclopedia: Glass lizard