family Amphisbaenidae
Definition
- Noun:
- A family of legless lizards: "family Amphisbaenidae" refers to a taxonomic family of reptiles commonly known as worm lizards, characterized by their elongated, limbless bodies and fossorial (burrowing) lifestyle.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The family Amphisbaenidae is distributed across tropical regions.
- Biologists study the unique skull morphology of the family Amphisbaenidae.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic context: Used in scientific literature to classify and discuss a specific clade of squamate reptiles.
- The phylogenetic study placed the new genus within the family Amphisbaenidae.
Variants and Related Words
- Amphisbaenid (noun): A member of the family Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
- The amphisbaenid burrowed quickly into the soft soil.
- Amphisbaenia (noun): The suborder that includes the family Amphisbaenidae and related families.
- Amphisbaenia comprises various families of burrowing lizards.
Synonyms
- Worm lizards: The common name for members of this family.
- Amphisbaenians: A general term for lizards belonging to the suborder Amphisbaenia.
Related Terms
- Fossorial: (Adjective) Adapted for digging and living underground, a key characteristic of this family.
- The fossorial habits of the family Amphisbaenidae make them difficult to observe.
- Squamata: (Noun) The order of reptiles that includes lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians.
- The family Amphisbaenidae belongs to the order Squamata.
Noun
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worm lizards
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