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; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Anguimorpha - order; Neoanguimorpha - suborder; Diploglossa - superfamily; Anguidae - family; Anguinae

Hyponyms

See Ophisaurus on WikispeciesWikispecies for species

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