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Definition of western blind snake
western blind snake
Plural:western blind snakes
western blind snake Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
9
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
North American A small, slender, burrowing snake native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, characterized by its resemblance to a shiny pink earthworm and vestigial eyes hidden beneath head scales.
Example
"While digging in the loose soil of her Arizona garden, she uncovered a Western blind snake that was hunting for ant larvae."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The common name describes its geographic distribution in the western regions of North America and its extremely reduced, vestigial eyes, which are adapted for a subterranean, burrowing lifestyle.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Western blind snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/western blind snake