2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family {Pygopodid[ae]}, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack fore legs. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pygopod — py·go·pod … English syllables
pygopod — /ˈpɪgəpɒd/ (say piguhpod) adjective of or characteristic of the Pygopodidae, a family of Australian lizards having no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs, as the common scaly foot …
pygopod — I. ˈpīgəˌpäd adjective Etymology: New Latin Pygopodes : of or relating to the Pygopodes II. noun ( s) : a bird of the order Pygopodes III. noun … Useful english dictionary
scaly foot — /ˈskeɪli fʊt/ (say skaylee foot) noun an elongated, pygopod lizard, Pygopus lepidopodus, with vestigial hind limbs resembling scaly flaps …
snake-lizard — /ˈsneɪk lɪzəd/ (say snayk lizuhd) noun 1. a smooth scaled, elongated skink, Lygosoma verreauxii, resembling pygopod legless lizards in that its limbs are very small; glass snake. 2. → legless lizard …
pygopodid — (ˈ)pī|gäpədə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Pygopodidae, family of lizards, from Pygopod , Pygopus, type genus + idae : of or relating to the genus Pygopus or to the family Pygopodidae … Useful english dictionary
