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Species of amphisbaenian
The Iberian worm lizard, Mediterranean worm lizard, or European worm lizard (Blanus cinereus) is a species of reptile in the family Blanidae (worm lizards)
Iberian_worm_lizard
Genus of amphisbaenians
cinereus (Vandelli, 1797) – Iberian worm lizard Blanus mendezi † Bolet et al., 2014 Blanus mettetali Bons, 1963 – Moroccan worm lizard Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga
Blanus
(Mediterranean worm lizards) Iberian worm lizard, Blanus cinereus LC (Iberia) and: Vandelli's worm lizard, Blanus vandellii (Iberia) Anatolian worm lizard, Blanus
List_of_reptiles_of_Europe
Species of lizard
hispanicus, also known as Iberian wall lizard, is a small wall lizard species of the genus Podarcis. It is found in the Iberian Peninsula, in northwestern
Podarcis_hispanicus
Clade of reptiles
Amphisbaenia /æmfɪsˈbiːniə/ (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically legless lizards, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians
Amphisbaenia
lizard (Amphisbaena ridleyi) Iberian worm lizard (Blanus cinereus) Moroccan worm lizard (Blanus mettetali) Turkish worm lizard (Blanus strauchi) Blanus tingitanus
List of least concern reptiles
List_of_least_concern_reptiles
Autonomous community of Spain
spiny-footed lizard, the ocellated lizard, the Algerian sand racer, Spanish psammodromus, the ubiquitous iberian wall lizard, the iberian worm lizard, the Coronella
Community_of_Madrid
Species of amphisbaenian
Maria's worm lizard (Blanus mariae) is an amphisbaenian species in the family Blanidae. The species is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Blanus mariae
Blanus_mariae
Podarcis Iberian wall lizard, Podarcis hispanica Genus: Psammodromus Algerian sand racer, Psammodromus algirus LC Family: Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards) Genus:
List of amphibians and reptiles of Gibraltar
List_of_amphibians_and_reptiles_of_Gibraltar
National park in Andalucía, southern Spain
Iberian worm lizard, Bedriaga's skink, western three-toed skink, common wall gecko, spiny-footed lizard, ocellated lizard, Carbonell's wall lizard, Andalusian
Doñana_National_Park
schreiberi) Iberian mountain lizard (Iberolacerta monticola) Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanicus) Madeira wall lizard (Teira dugesii) Ocellated lizard (Timon
List_of_reptiles_of_Portugal
This is a list of all reptiles living in Spain, both in the Iberian Peninsula and other territories such as Ceuta, Melilla, the Balearic Islands and the
List_of_reptiles_of_Spain
Protected area in the Spanish provinces of Málaga and Granada
the reptiles there are specimens of spiny-footed lizard (Acanthodactylus erythrurus), Iberian worm lizard (Blanus cinereus), Bedriaga's skink (Chalcides
Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park
Sierras_of_Tejeda,_Almijara_and_Alhama_Natural_Park
calappacu "lizard, reptile, turtle" (see galápago below). cama "bed"; also Portuguese; (Isidore, 7th century) (BDELC, 101), from Iberian. caspa "dandruff";
List of Spanish words of Iberian origin
List_of_Spanish_words_of_Iberian_origin
Autonomous community and province of Spain
horseshoe whip snakes, viperine water snakes, Iberian worm lizards, Spanish pond turtles, Iberian wall lizards, Spanish psammodromus, Tarentola mauritanica
Region_of_Murcia
nubila) Hermite Island worm-lizard Includes slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards Anzuetoi arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia anzuetoi) Mixtecan
List_of_vulnerable_reptiles
Species Common name Photo Trogonophis wiegmanni Checkerboard worm lizard
List_of_reptiles_of_Morocco
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
structure. In the words of Kauffman, is "the ancient mythological symbol of the worm ouroboros embedded in a mathematical, non-numerical calculus". The calculus
Ouroboros
recorded in Spain are the common chameleon and about sixty species of lizard, worm lizard, gecko and skink, many being endemic to the Canary Islands and Balearics
Wildlife_of_Spain
(Iberolacerta galani) Horvath's rock lizard (Iberolacerta horvathi) Iberian emerald lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis) Blanc's
List of near threatened reptiles
List_of_near_threatened_reptiles
Gigantspinosaurus ('giant-spined lizard'); Iberospinus ('Iberian spine'); Spinops ('spine face'); Spinosaurus ('spine lizard') -spondylus: Pronunciation:
List of commonly used taxonomic affixes
List_of_commonly_used_taxonomic_affixes
Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist (1834–1919)
1905, a Bornean danio Reptile species Amphisbaena steindachneri, a worm lizard from South America Chelodina steindachneri, a long necked turtle from
Franz_Steindachner
for the populations of the Italian wall lizard Podarcis sicula (Squamata: Lacertidae) introduced in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic islands". Italian
List of reptiles of Metropolitan France
List_of_reptiles_of_Metropolitan_France
Suborder of flatworms
of Cotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes) for the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula". ZooKeys (404): 1–22. doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.7122. ISSN 1313-2970
Cotylea_(worm)
Mythical creature in European folklore
dragon is typically depicted as a large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature; the creature also has leathery, bat-like wings, and a long
European_dragon
the Iberian rock lizard, the Iberian emerald lizard and the Baskian viper, while others, such as the red-eared slider, the Italian wall lizard, the gecko
List of amphibians and reptiles of Cantabria
List_of_amphibians_and_reptiles_of_Cantabria
frog (Corythomantis greeningi) Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl) Typhlonectes compressicauda Siphonops annulatus
List_of_venomous_animals
Common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae
cosmopolitan. It is present in parts of North America and Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Malta, the Canary Islands,
Hermetia_illucens
can reach up to 9 m (30 ft) in length. The largest velvet worm known is Solórzano's velvet worm (Peripatus solorzanoi). An adult female was recorded to
Largest_and_heaviest_animals
Genus of fossil lizard
(2025-11-11). "A new anguine lizard (Squamata, Anguidae, Anguinae) from the Late Miocene (Vallesian) of the Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula)". Swiss
Fontisaurus
Native animals of Montenegro
the slow worm, this creature is commonly mistaken for a snake due to its physical attributes, but it is instead a harmless species of lizard. Montenegro
Fauna_of_Montenegro
green lizard in Kansas. Ameiva ameiva in Florida Cnemidophorus motaguae Eutropis multifasciata Italian wall lizard in Kansas. Common wall lizard (in northeast
List_of_introduced_species
Tale) 1870 Ireland Patrick Kennedy The Fireside Stories of Ireland The Great Worm of the Shannon 1915 Ireland Douglas Hyde Legends of Saints and Sinners The
List_of_fairy_tales
possible lophotrochozoan worms. Possible evidence of systematic, rhythmic behavioral changes in a population of Silurian worm-like animals is reported
2026_in_paleontology
Extinct clade of saurischian dinosaurs
sauropods (/ˈsɔːrəpɒdz/; from sauro- + -pod; lit. 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs. Sauropods had very long necks
Sauropoda
River in northern Spain
Reptiles and amphibians: slow worm, bedriaga's skink, Iberian emerald lizard, common wall lizard and Iberian wall lizard, Grass snake, and Baskian viper
Híjar_River
Species in mammal subfamily Soricinae
Habitat: Forest Diet: Insects, worms, and other invertebrates, as well as small vertebrates, carrion, and plants LC Unknown Iberian shrew S. granarius Miller
List_of_soricines
evidence of Anoplotherium (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) in the Iberian Peninsula: an update on the Iberian anoplotheriines". The Anatomical Record: Advances in
Largest_prehistoric_animals
Simulated combat between animals
hairy-legged bee, northern short-tailed shrew, Wichita Mountains pillsnail, velvet worm, parasitic guest ant, bear's head, forest elephant, howler monkey, coral
March_Mammal_Madness
Species of mammal
Ancylostoma, and Rictulariidae. There have also been cases of parasitic worm infections. Blood-sucking parasites known to infect this species include
Honey_badger
Variety of Spanish language
include bi 'genipa', masi 'squirrel', peni 'lizard', peta 'turtle, tortoise', jachi 'chicha leftover', jichi 'worm; jichi spirit', among many others. This
Bolivian_Spanish
Alexander Pyron; Davide Pisani; Jacques A. Gauthier (2015). "Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction". Proceedings
2015_in_reptile_paleontology
Paldea, which is heavily based on Spain, as well as other areas in the Iberian Peninsula, with the game's DLC expansions The Teal Mask and The Indigo
List_of_generation_IX_Pokémon
Third and last period of the Mesozoic Era
Kellner AW (August 2015). "A stem acrodontan lizard in the Cretaceous of Brazil revises early lizard evolution in Gondwana". Nature Communications.
Cretaceous
Common name of mammals in the family Mephitidae
seasons change. They eat insects, larvae, earthworms, grubs, rodents, lizards, salamanders, frogs, snakes, birds, moles, and eggs. They also commonly
Skunk
Genus of carnivores
tayra was found to be a host of an intestinal acanthocephalan parasitic worm, Pachysentis gethi. Tayras breed year-round, with the females entering estrus
Tayra
Species of passerine birds
descended from a population of ancestral S. vulgaris that survived in an Iberian refugium during an Ice Age retreat, and mitochondrial gene studies suggest
Common_starling
Second period of the Mesozoic Era
the appearance of the earliest crabs and modern frogs, salamanders and lizards. Mammaliaformes, one of the few cynodont lineages to survive the end of
Jurassic
العهدة al-idada, "the revolving radius" alligator from el lagarto, "the lizard" < latín lacartus < lacertus. alpaca via Spanish, from Aymara allpaqa aludel
List of English words of Spanish origin
List_of_English_words_of_Spanish_origin
Class of jawless fish
means "nine-eye". In British folklore, the monster known as the Lambton Worm may have been based on a lamprey, since it is described as an eel-like creature
Lamprey
Order of amphibians
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting
Salamander
August 2023). "Researcher names recently discovered 500-million-year-old sea worm after 'Dune' monster". CNN. Marchán DF, Novo M, Domínguez J, Da Silva A,
List of organisms named after works of fiction
List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction
Type of interaction between species
campaign for eradicating the Guinea worm. Even though the parasite was eradicated in all but four countries, the worm began using frogs as an intermediary
Parasitism
Species of mammal
Pleistocene fox from the Vallparadís Section (Vallès-Penedès Basin, NE Iberian Peninsula) and the earliest records of the extant red fox Archived 26 October
Red_fox
Genus of single-celled organisms
cabeda), Iberian nase (Chondrostoma polylepis polylepis) Eimeria vanasi - blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) Eimeria amphisbaeniarum - Mann's worm lizard (Amphisbaena
Eimeria
Species of carnivorans
semi-domestic animal about 1,000 to 1,500 years ago. It spread from the Iberian Peninsula to the Balearic Islands and southern France. Its range in Europe
Common_genet
Species of mammal
search the forest floor litter for insects and other invertebrates (such as worms), fungi, roots, and vertebrate carrion. They climb well and feed on fruits
Cuban_solenodon
sparrow Ibadan malimbe Ibera seedeater Iberian chiffchaff Iberian green woodpecker Iberian grey shrike Iberian magpie Ibisbill Iceland gull Icterine greenbul
List_of_birds_by_common_name
Wissem; Temani, Rim; Tabuce, Rodolphe (2024). "The world's largest worm lizard: a new giant trogonophid (Squamata: Amphisbaenia) with extreme dental
2024_in_reptile_paleontology
Species of mammal
wild boars. Wild boars are known to host at least 20 different parasitic worm species, with maximum infections occurring in summer. Young animals are vulnerable
Wild_boar
Species of canine native to North America
young water birds and pigeons and doves), amphibians (except toads), lizards, snakes, turtles and tortoises, fish, crustaceans, and insects. Coyotes
Coyote
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
wildcat populations, particularly in Scotland and Hungary, possibly also the Iberian Peninsula, and where protected natural areas are close to human-dominated
Cat
Species of mammal
jackel from Iran was found to be a host of an intestinal acanthocephalan worm, Pachysentis canicola. Golden jackals exhibit flexible social organization
Golden_jackal
p05-109r. ISSN 0883-1351. Peel, John S. (3 April 2022). "The oldest tongue worm: a stem-group pentastomid arthropod from the early middle Cambrian (Wuliuan
List_of_lagerstätten
Raptor native to Eurasia
are three subspecies: E. c. caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) – southwest Iberian Peninsula, Africa, southwest Arabia E. c. vociferus (Latham, 1790) – Pakistan
Black-winged_kite
S2CID 49548540. Mateusz Tałanda (2017). "Evolution of postcranial skeleton in worm lizards inferred from its status in the Cretaceous stem-amphisbaenian Slavoia
2017_in_reptile_paleontology
Species of bird
(Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (L. meridionalis), the Chinese grey shrike (L. sphenocerus)
Great_grey_shrike
M.; Almansour, M. I.; Alfarraj, S. (2025). "First record of agglutinated worm tubes from the uppermost Cambrian of Estonia". Acta Geologica Polonica. 75
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found in remains from the Vandal and Byzantine periods: one shared with Iberian bears that could have been introduced by humans, and another unique to
Timeline of extinctions in the 19th century
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_19th_century
Feeding on termites or ants
several land-dwelling vertebrate taxa. Ant-eating reptiles include horned lizards. Amphibians include frogs such as Dendrobatidae and Hylidae, while toads
Myrmecophagy
State of Mexico
(pechuga) added to the mash. It is mezcal, not tequila, and may contain a "worm", which is really a larva that infests maguey plants. The final distilled
Oaxaca
Small wild cat species (Felis margarita)
local people uproot shrubs for use as firewood and as a substrate for silk worm (Bombyx mori) cocoons. In the Sahara, sand cats have been killed in traps
Sand_cat
Species of carnivore
grison was found to be a host of an intestinal acanthocephalan parasitic worm, Pachysentis gethi. Lesser grisons can be tamed if raised from a young age
Lesser_grison
Commager B&W 28m September 25, 1956 video [955] Worms, the Annelida: Leeches, Earthworms, and Sea Worms William A. Anderson (producer); Lester Ingle &
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
Discrimination against Arab people
people. Anti-Arab prejudice is suggested by many events in history. In the Iberian Peninsula, when the Reconquista by the indigenous Christians from the Moorish
Anti-Arab_racism
Species of canine
100–2,400 in the Italian Peninsula, and around 2,500 in the northwest Iberian peninsula as of 2007. In a study of wolf conservation in Sweden, it was
Wolf
First epoch of the Paleogene Period
the Cretaceous, namely the anguids, iguanas, night lizards, pythons, colubrids, boas, and worm lizards. Only small squamates are known from the early Paleocene—the
Paleocene
tigrinus) Longfin worm eel (Myrophis anterodorsalis) Broadnose worm eel (Myrophis platyrhynchus) Leaden worm eel (Myrophis plumbeus) Speckled worm eel (Myrophis
List_of_least_concern_fishes
ISSN 2245-7070. Lach, S. (3 March 2024). "Scientists name Jurassic marine worm after shock rock icon Alice Cooper". Louder. Wang, X.; Cau, A.; Wang, Y.;
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1925–1949)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1925–1949)
Species of carnivore
name Vormela is derived from the German word Würmlein, which means "little worm". After analysing more specimens of marbled polecats collected across the
Marbled_polecat
Species in mammal family Mustelidae
eats rodents and other small mammals as well as eggs, lizards, frogs, salamanders, fish, worms, and carrion LC Unknown Malayan weasel M. nudipes Desmarest
List_of_mustelids
BBC documentary series
Mountains are the hunting grounds for the Italian wolf, whilst the rare Iberian lynx lurks in the forests of Spain. On the surface of the River Danube
Seven_Worlds,_One_Planet
Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo Dark-billed cuckoo Great lizard cuckoo Mangrove cuckoo Chestnut-bellied cuckoo Jamaican lizard cuckoo Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo
List_of_least_concern_birds
the Iberian Peninsula; lower Ediacaran acritarchs of the Tentudía Formation, Ossa-Morena Zone (OMZ), Southwest Iberian Massif". Journal of Iberian Geology
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"AceView: Gene:TMEM202, a comprehensive annotation of human, mouse and worm genes with mRNAs or ESTsAceView". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-10
TMEM202
platyrhinos, Dessert horned lizard, (2021) Phrynosoma cornutum, Texas horned lizard, (2021) Sceloporus undulatus, Eastern fence lizard (2021) Clade Scolecophidia
List of sequenced animal genomes
List_of_sequenced_animal_genomes
palaeoscolecid cuticles from Hunan Province, South China: the growth impact on the worm cuticle". Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis. 49 (4): 591–602
2013_in_paleontology
Perez, R.; Borges-Martins, M. (2019). "Integrative taxonomy of small worm lizards from Southern South America, with description of three new species (Amphisbaenia:
List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_before_1800)
Species of bird
annelids, small crustaceans like Corophium, oligochaete and polychaete worms (e.g., Hediste diversicolor or Polydora species), and bivalve molluscs.
Pied_avocet
Wildland-ocean interface
doi:10.1126/science.1255641. PMID 25593191. S2CID 2500224. Lotze, Heike K.; Worm, Boris (2009). "Historical baselines for large marine animals". Trends in
Marine_coastal_ecosystem
680–692. doi:10.2108/zsj.30.680. PMID 23915163. Gannon, Megan (11 July 2013). "Worm named after Max Planck -- and that's an honor". NBC News Science. Archived
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1800–1899)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1800–1899)
One of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, in the district of Lochaber, Scotland
name. This is because the British Isles were likely repopulated from the Iberian Peninsula following the last Ice Age. He proposes a name based on the Proto-Semitic
Rùm
Toarcian turnover, collected from representative localities around the Iberian Massif (Spain and Portugal), is published by García Joral, Baeza-Carratalá
2018_in_paleontology
Animals in mammal order Eulipotyphla
Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2024. Iberian water shrew, Mediterranean water shrew: Nowak, p. 212 Transcaucasian water
List_of_eulipotyphlans
Animals in mammal order Carnivora
the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019. Iberian lynx: "CatSG: Iberian lynx". International Union for Conservation of Nature Cat Specialist
List_of_carnivorans
Northern part of the South Baltic Lake Lands in Poland
Reptiles are few, including adder, grass snake, common slow worm, sand lizard, and viviparous lizard. The European pond turtle has been reported near Recz,
West_Pomeranian_Lake_Land
This description is intentionally empty
from the Castillejo and Fombuena formations (Middle and Upper Ordovician, Iberian Chains, Spain)". Journal of Paleontology. 91 (4): 715–734. Bibcode:2017JPal
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1924)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1900–1924)
Nature park in Bulgaria
largest lizard), Kotschy's gecko, European pond turtle, Balkan pond turtle, spur-thighed tortoise, Hermann's tortoise, etc. The sand lizard, which is
Strandzha_Nature_Park
, an enigmatic hypogean japygid (Diplura: Japygidae) from the eastern Iberian Peninsula" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1372: 35–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1372.1.4.
List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works
List_of_things_named_after_J._R._R._Tolkien_and_his_works
darwini, a new rebbachisaurid sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 56 (3): 535–552. Bibcode:2011AcPaP
List of Mesozoic bird-line archosaur genera (C–F)
List_of_Mesozoic_bird-line_archosaur_genera_(C–F)
IBERIAN WORM-LIZARD
IBERIAN WORM-LIZARD
Male
Irish
 Irish name derived from Celtic Brigonos, BRIAN means "high hill." Compare with another form of Brian.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the Yiddish male personal name Berman, meaning ‘bear man’.Respelling of German Bermann 1–3.English : occupational name for a porter, Middle English berman (Old English bærmann, from beran ‘to carry’ + mann ‘man’).English : possibly from a Middle English personal name, Ber(e)man, which may be derived from Old English Beornmund, composed of the elements beorn ‘young man’, ‘warrior’ + mund ‘protection’.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English, French
Man of the North; From the North
Girl/Female
Italian Latin
From the Tiber.
Male
English
 Old French derogatory byname derived from the Old Occitan word brian, BRIAN means "maggot." Compare with another form of Brian.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from the lands of Work in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney.English : from Old English (ge)weorc ‘work’, ‘fortification’, hence probably a topographic name or an occupational name for someone who worked on fortifications or at a fort.Danish : habitational name from a place so called.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Norse, Norwegian
Son of Ulf
Surname or Lastname
German and Danish
German and Danish : variant of Wurm.English : nickname from Middle English wurm ‘serpent’, ‘dragon’ (Old English wyrm).
Boy/Male
Russian Ukrainian
Lives near the weeds.
Male
English
Short form of English Norman, NORM means "northman."
Boy/Male
French
From the north.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Defends.
Biblical
good vision; the navel
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Protects.
Girl/Female
Irish
From Ireland.
Boy/Male
Biblical
In fellowship, in envy.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Harm.
Surname or Lastname
German (Wörl)
German (Wörl) : variant of Wehrle.English : perhaps a habitational name for someone from Worle in Somerset, which is most probably named with Old English wÅr ‘wood grouse’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Good vision, the navel.
Boy/Male
Australian
Free Man
IBERIAN WORM-LIZARD
IBERIAN WORM-LIZARD
Girl/Female
Muslim
Pretty flower
Boy/Male
Muslim
Star
Girl/Female
Indian
Good; Intteligent; Confidence
Girl/Female
Hindu
Juhi flower
Girl/Female
British, English
Form of Taylor
Girl/Female
Biblical
Division, or in the trial.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kusumina | கà¯à®¸à¯à®®à¯€à®¨à®¾
Flowered
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord of Fame
Girl/Female
Indian
Cloud
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bad
IBERIAN WORM-LIZARD
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n.
A Siberian ibex.
a.
Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter.
v. i.
To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column.
v. t.
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
superl.
Containing a worm; abounding with worms.
v. i.
To run to a form, as a hare.
a.
Worn-out; old; worthless.
superl.
Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.
n.
To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9.
a.
Of or pertaining to Iberia.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Siberia.
a.
Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber.
a.
Shaped like a worm; /hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shaped root.
v. t.
To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b).
v. i.
To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
superl.
Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.
n.
Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm
n.
To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
v. t.
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
n.
A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below.