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| has gloss | (noun) snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail glass snake, joint snake, glass lizard |
| has gloss | eng: The Glass Snake is a snake like legless lizard. It is found in the southern United States, central United States, and Eurasia. It eats worms and slugs. |
| has gloss | eng: The glass lizards or glass snakes, genus Ophisaurus, (from the Greek snake-lizard) are a group of reptiles that resemble snakes, but are actually lizards. Although most species have no legs, their head shape and the fact that they have movable eyelids and external ear openings identify them as lizards. A few species have very small stub-like legs near the rear vent. These animals are also known as Glass Snakes or Jointed Snakes. They reach lengths of up to , but approximately two-thirds of this is the tail. Glass lizards feed mainly on insects. Some glass Lizards give birth to live young while others lay eggs. |
| lexicalization | eng: Glass Lizard |
| lexicalization | eng: Glass Snake |
| lexicalization | eng: joint snake |
| subclass of | (noun) any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects anguid lizard |
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| Bulgarian | |
| has gloss | bul: Змиегущерите (Ophisaurus) са род гущери от семейство Слепоци (Anguidae), достигащи дължина 1,20 m. Повечето видове нямат крака и външно наподобяват змии. Различават се от тях по формата на главата, подвижните клепачи и външните ушни отвори. Някои видове имат много малки остатъчни задни крайници. |
| lexicalization | bul: Змиегущери |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Die Glasschleichen (Ophisaurus) sind eine Gattung beinloser Echsen. Sie kommen mit vier Arten in Nordamerika (USA und Mexiko) und weiteren Arten in Südostasien vor. Der südosteuropäische und nahöstliche Scheltopusik, der früher zu den Glasschleichen gerechnet wurde, gehört heute zur Gattung Pseudopus. Die asiatischen Arten sind nicht gut erforscht. |
| lexicalization | deu: Glasschleichen |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Les ophisaurus (communément appelés serpents de verre) sont un genre de reptiles ressemblant à des serpents mais qui sont en fait des lézards (tout comme les orvets), ce qui peut être observé par la forme de leur tête, la présence de paupières mobiles (les serpents en sont dépourvus, et ont une écaille transparente sur les yeux) et d´oreilles externes. |
| lexicalization | fra: Ophisaurus |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 무족 도마뱀 |
| lexicalization | kor: 유리뱀 |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Glasslanger er en slekt stålormer. De mangler lemmer, men er ikke slanger, noe en kan se på at de har bevegelige øyelokk, og synlig øreåpning. Navnet kommer av at halen ofte knekkes av, når glasslangene føler seg truet. |
| lexicalization | nor: Glasslanger |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Ophisaurus - rodzaj gadów z rodziny padalcowatych (Anguidae), obejmujący gatunki występujące w Ameryce Północnej, Azji i Afryce. |
| lexicalization | pol: Ophisaurus |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: Ophiosaurus es un género de lagartos sin patas de la familia Anguidae cuyas especies se conocen con el nombre vulgar de lagartos o serpientes de cristal. Aunque muchas especies no tienen patas, y recuerdan por eso a las serpientes, la forma de la cabeza, la presencia de párpados y de oído externo, muestran claramente que son lagartos ápodos. Unas pocas especies tienen pequeños muñones cerca del vientre, un vestigio de las extremidades posteriores. |
| lexicalization | spa: Ophisaurus |
| Telugu | |
| has gloss | tel: గాజు బల్లులు లేదా గాజు పాములు, ఓఫిసారస్ (Ophisaurus) ప్రజాతికి చెందిన సరీసృపాలు. బయటికి పాముల (snakes) వలె కనిపించినా నిజానికి ఇవి బల్లులు(lizards). వీటిలో చాలా జాతులలో బల్లులవలె కాళ్ళుండవు, తల ఆకారం, కదిలే కనురెప్పలు మరియు బాహ్యచెవి రంధ్రం కలిగివుంటాయి. కొన్ని జాతులలో చిన్న బొడిపి మాదిరిగా ఉండే చిన్న కాళ్ళుంటాయి. ఈ జంతువులను అతుకుల పాములు (Jointed Snakes) అని కూడా అంటారు. ఇవి ఇంచుమించు 4 అడుగుల పొడవుగా కూడా ఉంటాయి; మూడొంతులు తోక భాగమే ఉంటుంది. గాజు బల్లులు ముఖ్యంగా కీటకాలను తిని జీవిస్తాయి. |
| lexicalization | tel: గాజు బల్లి |
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| member of | (noun) glass lizards Ophisaurus, genus Ophisaurus |
| similar | e/Glass lizard |
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