Dipsosaurus

Dipsosaurus
noun
desert iguanas
• Syn: ↑genus Dipsosaurus
• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Iguanidae, ↑family Iguanidae, ↑Iguania, ↑family Iguania
• Member Meronyms: ↑desert iguana, ↑Dipsosaurus dorsalis

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\\ˌdipsōˈsȯrəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from dipso- (from Greek dipsa thirst) + -saurus
: a genus of small iguanid lizards including one form (D. dorsalis) that inhabits the desert regions of the southwestern United States and feeds on buds and flowers

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  • Dipsosaurus — dorsalis Dipsosaurus dorsalis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipsosaurus — Wüstenleguan Dipsosaurus dorsalis Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dipsosaurus dorsalis — Dipsosaurus dorsalis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipsosaurus dorsalis — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Iguana del desierto[1] …   Wikipedia Español

  • Dipsosaurus dorsalis — Dipsosaurus dorsalis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dipsosaurus dorsalis — Wüstenleguan Dipsosaurus dorsalis Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dipsosaurus dorsalis — noun small long tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico • Syn: ↑desert iguana • Hypernyms: ↑iguanid, ↑iguanid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Dipsosaurus, ↑genus Dipsosaurus …   Useful english dictionary

  • dipsosaurus — dip·so·sau·rus …   English syllables

  • genus Dipsosaurus — noun desert iguanas • Syn: ↑Dipsosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Iguanidae, ↑family Iguanidae, ↑Iguania, ↑family Iguania …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wüstenleguan — Dipsosaurus dorsalis Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) Ordnung: Schuppenkr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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