seps
/seps/noun
1- an African lizard with a snake-like body and very short or non-existent legs蛇蜥。
1.1
- Genera Tetradactylus, family Gerrhosauridae: several species, formerly regarded as skinks.长尾装甲蜥属, 盾蜥科：数种, 原认为是石龙子。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a venomous serpent described by classical authors)： via Latin from Greek sēps, from the base of sēpein 'make rotten'.