Ophisaurus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Proper noun
Ophisaurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anguidae – the glass snakes, which are legless lizards.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Neoanguimorpha – suborder; Diploglossa – superfamily; Anguidae – family; Anguinae
Hyponyms
- See Ophisaurus on WikispeciesWikispecies for species