noun
any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects
• Hypernyms: ↑lizard
• Hyponyms:
↑alligator lizard, ↑blindworm, ↑slowworm, ↑Anguis fragilis, ↑glass lizard, ↑glass snake, ↑joint snake
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anguidae, ↑family Anguidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.