noun
or shel·to·pu·sic or shel·to·pu·sick |sheltō|p(y)üzik
( -s )
Etymology: Russian zheltopuzik, from zhelto yellow (akin to Old English geolu yellow) + -puzik (from puzo belly) — more at yellow
: an anguid lizard ( Ophisaurus apus or Pseudopus apus ) chiefly of southeastern Europe and Asia Minor that resembles the glass snake of America