Ablepharus

noun

Ableph·​a·​rus

āˈblefərəs

: a genus of Old World scincoid lizards with the lower eyelid reduced to a transparent cover fused to the upper lid

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from a- entry 2 + Greek blepharon "eyelid"

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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