Scolecophidia

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Translingual

Typhlops vermicularis

Etymology

σκώληξ worm, and ophio- snake

Proper noun

Scolecophidia

  1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Serpentes – the single superfamily Typhlopoidea (the blind snakes).

Usage notes

Effectively synonymous with the superfamily Typhlopoidea; either (but not both) may be excluded in some taxonomies.

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