legless lizard

noun

Any of the several groups of lizards of the family Pygopodidae which have lost limbs or reduced them to the point of uselessness.

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Meanings

nounlegless lizard (plural legless lizards)

plural legless lizards

  1. Any of the several groups of lizards of the family Pygopodidae which have lost limbs or reduced them to the point of uselessness.
  2. Any lizard that does not have limbs.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pygopod

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 無肢蜥 /无肢蜥, 無肢蜥 /无肢蜥
  • 無肢蜥 /无肢蜥 (wúzhīxī)Pygopodidae lizard
  • 無肢蜥 /无肢蜥 (wúzhīxī)any lizard that does not have limbs
Estonian pärajalglane
  • pärajalglanePygopodidae lizard
Finnish eväjalkalisko, jalaton lisko
  • eväjalkaliskoPygopodidae lizard
  • jalaton liskoany lizard that does not have limbs
Russian чешуено́г, безно́гая я́щерица
  • чешуено́г (češujenóg)Pygopodidae lizard
  • безно́гая я́щерица (beznógaja jáščerica)any lizard that does not have limbs
Cite this entry
APA

legless lizard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legless%20lizard

MLA

“legless lizard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legless%20lizard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legless lizard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legless%20lizard.

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