THUNDERWORM

Meaning of THUNDERWORM in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: so called from its habit of leaving its burrows after thundershowers

: a small burrowing limbless lizard ( Rhineura floridana ) that resembles a worm and is native to Florida

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

THUNDERWORM — (n.) A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbaena, native of Florida; -- so called because it …
Английский словарь Webster
THUNDERWORM — ( n. ) A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbaena, native of Florida; -- so called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THUNDERWORM — noun a small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (rhineura floridana) allied to amphisbaena, native of florida; so called because it …
Webster English vocab
RHINEURA — rīˈn(y)u̇rə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from rhin- + Greek eurys broad — more at eury- : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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