shieldtail

English

Etymology

shield +‎ tail

Noun

shieldtail (plural shieldtails)

Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.

Synonyms

pipe snake

References

“shieldtail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

hiatellids, tailshield

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