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sheltopusik|ˈʃɛltəʊˌpuːzɪk|
Also sch-.
[a. Russ. zheltopuzik.]
A lizard of the genus Pseudopus (P. pallasii).
1841Penny Cycl. XXI. 25/2 Scheltopusik or Sheltopusik, the ordinary name for a genus of Reptiles, Pseudopus of Merrem. Ibid. 72/2 The Scheltopusiks. 1882Günther in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 735/1 The Glass-Snake (Pseudopus pallasii) or Sheltopusik (Russ.) is common in Dalmatia, Hungary, southern Russia, and..Central Asia. |