HELODERMATIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Helodermatidae mean? 

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

1. only known venomous lizards

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELODERMATIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Only known venomous lizards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Helodermatidae; Helodermatidae

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

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Helodermatidae"):

venomous lizard (any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards)

genus Heloderma; Heloderma (type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards)

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

Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia; suborder Sauria (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)