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• noun (Context 1)
Any of various nonvenomous, burrowing snakes belonging to the family Uropeltidae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka, distinguished by an enlarged, flattened scale at the tip of the tail used to plug the entrance of their tunnels.
Usage Example
"During the monsoon season in the Western Ghats, the researchers carefully excavated a uropeltid from the damp forest soil."
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uropeltid
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