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
Lean and sinewy, with snakelike flexibility, Paulekas contorted without restraint on the dance floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
Ear turned his head from side to side with that disturbing snakelike movement.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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