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GENUS ANOLIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Anolis mean? 

GENUS ANOLIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS ANOLIS has 1 sense:

1. New World chameleonsplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS ANOLIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS ANOLIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

New World chameleons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anolis; genus Anolis

Hypernyms ("genus Anolis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Anolis"):

American chameleon; anole; Anolis carolinensis (small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color)

Holonyms ("genus Anolis" is a member of...):

family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae (New World lizards)


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