Leptotyphlops
noun
Lep·to·typhlops
\¦leptə+\
Definition of Leptotyphlops
: a genus (the type of the family Leptotyphlopidae) of small burrowing vermiform snakes of Africa, southwestern Asia, and the warmer parts of America
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Origin and Etymology of leptotyphlops
New Latin, from lept- + Typhlops, genus of snakes — more at typhlopidae
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