Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theinfraorder Diploglossa — theslowworms and relatedlizards .
Etymologies
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Anguis + -idae
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Examples
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Anguidae – many limbless species, including genera Ophisaurus and Anguis.
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And no matter what Laurie David says, all that those Prius mudguards do is harm the soft, unprotected heads of the indigenous Anguidae legless (or glass) lizard, a rare species in which its members lack limbs.
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For the Anguidae legless lizard: Prius + Mudguards = death.
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