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ANGUIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Alligator lizards

Synonyms:

Anguidae; family Anguidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Anguidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Anguidae"):

anguid lizard (any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects)

genus Gerrhonotus; Gerrhonotus (alligator lizards)

Anguis; genus Anguis (type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms)

genus Ophisaurus; Ophisaurus (glass lizards)

Holonyms ("Anguidae" is a member of...):

Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia; suborder Sauria (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)

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