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TUPINAMBIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tejus

Synonyms:

genus Tupinambis; Tupinambis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Tupinambis"):

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

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

family Teiidae; Teiidae (whiptails; etc.)

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