glass snake in British English
noun
any snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, of Europe, Asia, and North America, with vestigial hind limbs and a tail that breaks off easily: family Anguidae
glass snake in American English
US
any of a genus (Ophisaurus, family Anguidae) of snakelike, legless lizards found in the S U.S. and other warm regions: so called because its long tail breaks off easily
Image ofglass snake
© eduard ionescu, shutterstock