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PHRYNOSOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phrynosoma mean?
• PHRYNOSOMA (noun)
The noun PHRYNOSOMA has 1 sense:
1. horned lizards
Familiarity information: 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 ("Phrynosoma" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "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 ("Phrynosoma" is a member of...):
family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae (New World lizards)
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