seps
/sɛps
/noun
An African lizard with a snake-like body and very short or non-existent legs.
- Genera Tetradactylus, family Gerrhosauridae: several species, formerly regarded as skinks.
- The common long-tailed seps is probably too small to be able to effectively flee from fire.
Origin
Mid 16th century (denoting a venomous serpent described by classical authors): via Latin from Greek sēps, from the base of sēpein 'make rotten'.
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- blow someone's brains out
- blow someone's mind
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- blow something out of the water
- blow something to bits (or pieces or smithereens)
- blow something up
- blowsy
- blow the doors off
- blow the whistle on
- blowtorch
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- blow up in one's face
- blow with the wind
- blowy