tree lizard
NounSynonyms:
Urosaurus ornatus
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Noun (1)
- a climbing lizard of western United States and northern MexicoSynonyms: Urosaurus ornatusType of iguanid, iguanid lizardMember of Urosaurus, genus Urosaurus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tree lizard
Zoology, any one of a group of Old World arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the Dendrosauria) comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards belonging to the families Agamidae or Iguanidae, especially those of the genus Urosaurus, such as the lined tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) of the southwestern U.S.
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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54