TUPINAMBIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tupinambis mean? 

• TUPINAMBIS (noun)
  The noun TUPINAMBIS has 1 sense:

1. tejus

  Familiarity information: TUPINAMBIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUPINAMBIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tejus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Tupinambis; Tupinambis

Hypernyms ("Tupinambis" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Tupinambis"):

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

Holonyms ("Tupinambis" is a member of...):

family Teiidae; Teiidae (whiptails; etc.)