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Anilios
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Translingual
thumb|Anilios endoterus species.
Etymology
Borrowed from mul grc ἀνήλιος sunless, because they are blind snakes and are adapted for subterrestrial life, which does not necessitate light (and thus, the Sun) for sensory purposes. mul Q191963 1845.
Proper noun
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genus family Typhlopidae certain blind snakes of Australia and New Guinea
Hypernyms
genus ; Asiatyphlopinae subfamily subfamily
References
Q16499986 1
mul Snakes