iguanid — noun lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males • Syn: ↑iguanid lizard • Hypernyms: ↑lizard • Hyponyms: ↑common iguana, ↑iguana, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… … Universalium
Lizard — For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). Lizards Temporal range: Late Triassic – Recent, 220–0 Ma … Wikipedia
iguanid — /i gwah nid/, n. 1. any of numerous lizards of the family Iguanidae, of the New World, Madagascar, and several islands of the South Pacific, comprising terrestrial, semiaquatic, and arboreal species typically with a long tail and, in the male, a… … Universalium
iguanid — noun Any lizard of the family Iguanidae … Wiktionary
lizard — n saurian, reptile, iguanid, iguana, gecko, skink, chameleon; crocodile, alligator, Gila monster, dinosaur … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
iguanid — i•gua•nid [[t]ɪˈgwɑ nɪd[/t]] n. 1) ram any lizard of the family Iguanidae, typically with a long tail and, in the male, a bright expandable throat patch 2) ram belonging or pertaining to the iguanids • Etymology: 1885–95; < NL… … From formal English to slang
iguanid — /ɪˈgwanɪd/ (say i gwahnid), /ɪgjuˈanɪd/ (say igyooh ahnid) noun any lizard of the family Iguanidae, having widespread distribution among tropical islands of the Southern Hemisphere, most of which are arboreal to a certain extent, a few species… …
spiny lizard — noun 1. desert lizard that feeds on ants • Syn: ↑mountain devil, ↑Moloch horridus • Hypernyms: ↑moloch • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Moloch 2. any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and … Useful english dictionary
leopard lizard — noun any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico • Hypernyms: ↑iguanid, ↑iguanid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Gambelia, ↑genus Gambelia * * * noun : a large blotched and barred iguanid lizard… … Useful english dictionary
