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HELODERMATIDAE

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Meaning:

Only known venomous lizards

Synonyms:

family Helodermatidae; Helodermatidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Helodermatidae"):

venomous lizard (any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards)

genus Heloderma; Heloderma (type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards)

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

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

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