Typhlopoidea

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Translingual

Typhlops vermicularis

Etymology

From Typhlops +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Typhlopoidea

  1. A taxonomic superfamily within the order Squamata – some fossorial snakes, called blind snakes.

Usage notes

Sometimes excluded, the families being classified within Scolecophidia. Scolecophidia is also sometimes excluded (but not both). When both are used, Scolecophidia is monotypic.

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