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TEIID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail

Synonyms:

teiid; teiid lizard

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Nouns denoting animals

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

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

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

whiptail; whiptail lizard (any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards)

teju (large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food)

caiman lizard (crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels)

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

family Teiidae; Teiidae (whiptails; etc.)

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