Callisaurus

Callisaurus
noun
zebra-tailed lizard
Syn: ↑genus Callisaurus
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Iguanidae, ↑family Iguanidae, ↑Iguania, ↑family Iguania

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\\ˌkaləˈsȯrəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from calli- + -saurus
: a small genus of lizards (family Iguanidae) having stripes around the tail, seven species occurring in the southwestern U.S. — see gridiron-tailed lizard

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  • Callisaurus draconoides — gridiron tailed lizard gridiron tailed lizard n. a lizard having a long tail with black bands ({Callisaurus draconoides}), which lives in the deserts of the southwestern U. S. and Mexico; called also {zebra tailed lizard}. RHUD [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • callisaurus — cal·li·sau·rus …   English syllables

  • genus Callisaurus — noun zebra tailed lizard • Syn: ↑Callisaurus • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Iguanidae, ↑family Iguanidae, ↑Iguania, ↑family Iguania …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Gitterschwanzleguan — Zebraschwanzleguan Zebraschwanzleguan (Callisaurus draconoides) Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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