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 • Hypernyms: lizard • Hyponyms: alligator lizard, blindworm, slowworm, Anguis fragilis, glass lizard, glass snake, joint snake • Member Holonyms: Anguidae, family Anguidae
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