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teiid — noun tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail • Syn: ↑teiid lizard • Hypernyms: ↑lizard • Hyponyms: ↑whiptail, ↑whiptail lizard, ↑teju, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
teiid — noun Etymology: New Latin Teiidae, from Teius, genus of lizards, from Portuguese teiú, the lizard Tupinambis teguixim, from Tupi tejú Date: 1956 any of a family (Teiidae) of mostly tropical American lizards (as the race runner) with an elongate… … New Collegiate Dictionary
teiid — /tee id/, n. 1. any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail. adj. 2. belonging or… … Universalium
teiid — 1. adjective Of or belonging to the Teiidae family of tropical American lizards. 2. noun A lizard in the family Teiidae … Wiktionary
caiman lizard — noun crocodile like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels • Hypernyms: ↑teiid lizard, ↑teiid * * * a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails… … Useful english dictionary
whiptail lizard — noun any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards • Syn: ↑whiptail • Hypernyms: ↑teiid lizard, ↑teiid • Hyponyms: ↑racerunner, ↑race runner, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Plasmodium species infecting reptiles — Over 90 species and subspecies of Plasmodium infect lizards. They have been reported from over 3200 species of lizard but only 29 species of snake. Three species P. pessoai , P. tomodoni and P. wenyoni infect snakes. These species belong to the… … Wikipedia
Choleoeimeria — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Chromalveolata Superphylum: Alveolata … Wikipedia
teju — noun large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food • Hypernyms: ↑teiid lizard, ↑teiid • Member Holonyms: ↑Tupinambis, ↑genus Tupinambis … Useful english dictionary
whiptail — noun any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards • Syn: ↑whiptail lizard • Hypernyms: ↑teiid lizard, ↑teiid • Hyponyms: ↑racerunner, ↑race runner, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
