|
|
Definition of Blind snake
1. Noun. Wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes.
Generic synonyms: Ophidian, Serpent, Snake
Group relationships: Family Leptotyphlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae
Specialized synonyms: Leptotyphlops Humilis, Western Blind Snake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blind Snake
Literary usage of Blind snake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Lessons in Zoology: Adapted for Use in Schools by Alpheus Spring Packard (1894)
"In the blind-snake Fio. 181.—Head and (ail end of blind-snake (Concilia).
there are no legs at all, and thus we have amphibians without legs, just as snakes ..."
2. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"... the Texas blind snake, in Texas and New Mexico, and G. hum il is, the California
blind snake, in Arizona, and southern California. ..."
3. The Province of South Australia: Written for the South Australian Government by James Dominick Woods, H. D. Wilson (1894)
"... and two whose species is uncertain Four species are considered to be peculiar
to South Australia, viz., Peters- blind snake ( Typhlops ..."
4. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"Tail about one-twentieth of the total length. TEXAS blind snake ... (See illustration).
Colouration like preceding. CALIFORNIA blind snake ..."
5. Zoology for High Schools and Colleges by Alpheus Spring Packard (1886)
"The blind snake with its several allies is the representative of this small but
interesting order. The body is snake-like, being long and cylindrical; ..."
Other Resources:
