TREE LIZARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tree lizard mean? 

• TREE LIZARD (noun)
  The noun TREE LIZARD has 1 sense:

1. a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TREE LIZARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

tree lizard; Urosaurus ornatus

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

iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)

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

genus Urosaurus; Urosaurus (a reptile genus of Iguanidae)