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glass snake

glass snake (plural glass snakes)


noun 
Definition:
 
limbless lizard: a limbless lizard, or one with vestigial limbs, that can snap off its tail as a defense mechanism to confuse predators. Native to: Europe, Asia, North America.  Genus Ophisaurus.

[< its brittle tail]
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