Agamidae

Agamidae
noun
an Old World reptile family of Sauria
Syn: ↑family Agamidae
Hypernyms: ↑reptile family
Member Holonyms: ↑Sauria, ↑suborder Sauria, ↑Lacertilia, ↑suborder Lacertilia
Member Meronyms:

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\\əˈgaməˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Agama, type genus + -idae
: a widely distributed family of Old World lizards related to the New World iguanas but distinguished by acrodont dentition and including arboreal, terrestrial, and semiaquatic forms most of which are insectivorous (as the frilled lizard, the flying dragon, and the Australian moloch)

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  • family Agamidae — noun an Old World reptile family of Sauria • Syn: ↑Agamidae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sauria, ↑suborder Sauria, ↑Lacertilia, ↑suborder Lacertilia …   Useful english dictionary

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