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Typhlopidae

noun

blind snakes

• Syn: ↑family Typhlopidae

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Serpentes, ↑suborder Serpentes, ↑Ophidia, ↑suborder Ophidia

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\\tiˈfläpəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Typhlop-, Typhlops, type genus (from Greek typhlōp-, typhlōps blind-eyed, from typhl- + -ōp-, ōps eye) + -idae — more at eye

: a widely distributed family of small burrowing snakes having the whole body covered with uniform cycloid scales, the mouth not distensible, and the teeth restricted to the upper jaw — see blind snake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.