glass snail (glassnal)

A snail of the genus Vitrina: so called from its pellucid vitreous shell. gla -snake (glås'snāk), n. 1. A large limb le lizard, Ophiosaurus ventral is, abundant in the southern United States: so called from its Gla -snake (Ophiosaurus ventral is). general resemblance to a snake and the extreme fragility of its tail. The tail grows again, to some extent, after being broken off; it is about twice as long as the body. The animal attains a length of some 2 feet, and is of a greenish color above, marked with black, and pale-yellowish below. Though destitute of feet, it makes its way along very well by wriggling like a snake. It is harmle . Also called joint -snake. 2. A lizard of the genus Pseudopus , as P. pal- las i , inhabiting Europe and Asia. P. gracilis of India is the Khasya gla -snake, without even the rudiments of limbs.