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Chamaesaura

noun
Cham·​ae·​sau·​ra | \ ˌkamēˈsȯrə, -mə-\

Definition of Chamaesaura

: a genus of African snakelike lizards (family Cordylidae) without limbs or with one or both pairs of limbs reduced to scaly vestiges

History and Etymology for Chamaesaura

New Latin, from chamae- + -saura

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