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TEIID LIZARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does teiid lizard mean? 

TEIID LIZARD (noun)
  The noun TEIID LIZARD has 1 sense:

1. tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tailplay

  Familiarity information: TEIID LIZARD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEIID LIZARD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

teiid; teiid lizard

Hypernyms ("teiid lizard" is a kind of...):

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "teiid lizard"):

whiptail; whiptail lizard (any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards)

teju (large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food)

caiman lizard (crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels)

Holonyms ("teiid lizard" is a member of...):

family Teiidae; Teiidae (whiptails; etc.)


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