Shieldtail

noun

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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pipe snakepipe snakeroughtail

Etymology

From shield + tail.

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