glass snake

noun

: any of a genus (Ophisaurus) of limbless snakelike lizards of the southern U.S., Eurasia, and Africa with a fragile tail that readily breaks off from the body often in pieces

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

glass snake

noun

: a limbless lizard of the southern U.S. resembling a snake and having a fragile tail that easily breaks off from the body often in pieces