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HORNED LIZARD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America

Synonyms:

horned lizard; horned toad; horny frog

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("horned lizard" is a kind of...):

iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "horned lizard"):

Phrynosoma cornutum; Texas horned lizard (of arid and semiarid open country)

Holonyms ("horned lizard" is a member of...):

genus Phrynosoma; Phrynosoma (horned lizards)

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