pygopod

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From pygo- +‎ -pod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪɡəpɒd/

Noun

pygopod (plural pygopods)

1. (zoology) A species of the Pygopus genus.
2. (zoology) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidae, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack forelegs.

Synonyms

• legless lizard, snake-lizard, flap-footed lizard

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “pygopod”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)