shieldtail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

shieldtail shieldtails

Etymology

From shield + tail.

Synonyms

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