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AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Amblyrhynchus cristatus mean? 

AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS (noun)
  The noun AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS has 1 sense:

1. shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islandsplay

  Familiarity information: AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Amblyrhynchus cristatus; marine iguana

Hypernyms ("Amblyrhynchus cristatus" is a kind of...):

iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)

Holonyms ("Amblyrhynchus cristatus" is a member of...):

Amblyrhynchus; genus Amblyrhynchus (marine iguanas)


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