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SAND LIZARD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States

Synonyms:

sand lizard; side-blotched lizard; Uta stansburiana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sand 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)

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

genus Uta; Uta (a reptile genus of Iguanidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia

Synonyms:

Lacerta agilis; sand lizard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

lacertid; lacertid lizard (Old World terrestrial lizard)

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

genus Lacerta; Lacerta (type genus of the Lacertidae)

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