amphisbaenid

English

Etymology

From scientific Latin Amphisbaenidae (family name).

Noun

amphisbaenid (plural amphisbaenids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 51:

     Today, four species of amphisbaenids survive in Europe—two on the Iberian Peninsula and two in Turkey.