Ophisaurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Proper noun

Ophisaurus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Anguidae – the glass snakes, which are legless lizards.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Anguimorpha - order; Neoanguimorpha - suborder; Diploglossa - superfamily; Anguidae - family; Anguinae

Hyponyms

See Ophisaurus on WikispeciesWikispecies for species

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