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SHIELDTAIL

\ʃˈiːldte͡ɪl], \ʃˈiːldte‍ɪl], \ʃ_ˈiː_l_d_t_eɪ_l]\

Definitions of SHIELDTAIL

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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