snakelike
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This multipronged approach revealed that while other reptiles have evolved many snakelike traits -- 25 different groups of lizards also lost their limbs, for instance -- only snakes experienced this level of explosive diversification.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
“And it’s hard to think of an actor with a naturally hungrier look than Ron Cephas Jones, the tall, beanpole-thin, snakelike actor who portrays the title character.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023
“It doesn’t matter where the money comes from if no one ever looks,” one snakelike character connected to the PAC tries to reassure another.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023
Human infants do pay special attention to images of snakes and snakelike movements, though without necessarily being scared.
From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2022
Jacquel tied off the intestines, glistening and snakelike in her belly, below the stomach and deep in the pelvis.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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