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
Small fish float belly-up alongside snakelike tubes of irrigation piping.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 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
The byway’s 27 miles of snakelike curves follow the river, surrounded by gently sloping, tuft-covered hills that climb to stunning basalt columns.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022
A man appeared, crawling snakelike in the direction of the cauldrons.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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