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Rhineura

noun
Rhin·​eura | \ rīˈn(y)u̇rə\

Definition of Rhineura

: a genus of limbless burrowing lizards (family Amphisbaenidae) that includes solely the thunderworm

History and Etymology for Rhineura

New Latin, from rhin- + Greek eurys broad

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