Leiolopisma

noun

Lei·​o·​lo·​pis·​ma

ˌlīəlōˈpizmə

: a large genus of skinks having limbs more or less reduced or even absent

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from leio- + Middle Greek lopisma peel, from Greek lopos

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