(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:29:17

Stump"-tailed` (?), a.

Having a short, thick tail.

Stump-tailed lizard Zool., a singular Australian scincoid lizard (Trachydosaurus rugosus) having a short, thick tail resembling its head in form; -- called also sleeping lizard.

 

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