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    TEIID LIZARD

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tailplay

    Synonyms:

    teiid; teiid lizard

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "teiid lizard"):

    whiptail; whiptail lizard (any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards)

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

    caiman lizard (crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels)

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

    family Teiidae; Teiidae (whiptails; etc.)

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