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peters blind snake

Plural:Peters' blind snakes
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A small, non-venomous, burrowing snake with rudimentary, scale-covered eyes, belonging to the family Typhlopidae and native to regions such as Africa, named in honor of the naturalist Wilhelm Peters.

Example

"During the zoological survey in East Africa, researchers documented a rare sighting of a Peters' blind snake beneath the damp soil."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Properly capitalized and punctuated in literature as 'Peters\' blind snake' or 'Peters\'s blind snake' to denote its eponymous origin.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Peters blind snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/peters-blind-snake
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