shieldtail
English
Etymology
Noun
shieldtail (plural shieldtails)
- Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native to Sri Lanka and Southern Asia.
Synonyms
References
- “shieldtail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.