- marine iguana
- nounshore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands• Syn: ↑Amblyrhynchus cristatus• Hypernyms: ↑iguanid, ↑iguanid lizard• Member Holonyms: ↑Amblyrhynchus, ↑genus Amblyrhynchus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
marine iguana
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