Rhineura

noun

Rhin·​eura

rīˈn(y)u̇rə

: a genus of limbless burrowing lizards (family Amphisbaenidae) that includes solely the thunderworm

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhin- + Greek eurys broad

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