shieldtail

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noun

Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.

Similar
pipe snake
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Meanings

nounshieldtail (plural shieldtails)

plural shieldtails

  1. Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.

    Synonyms: pipe snake

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.

Similar
pipe snake
Also see
roughtail

Origin

From shield + tail.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tailshield
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“shieldtail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shieldtail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shieldtail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shieldtail.

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