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GENUS PHRYNOSOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phrynosoma mean?
• GENUS PHRYNOSOMA (noun)
The noun GENUS PHRYNOSOMA has 1 sense:
1. horned lizards
Familiarity information: GENUS PHRYNOSOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Horned lizards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Phrynosoma; Phrynosoma
Hypernyms ("genus Phrynosoma" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Phrynosoma"):
horned lizard; horned toad; horny frog (insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America)
Holonyms ("genus Phrynosoma" is a member of...):
family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae (New World lizards)
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