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HORNED TOAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("horned toad" 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 toad"):
Phrynosoma cornutum; Texas horned lizard (of arid and semiarid open country)
Holonyms ("horned toad" is a member of...):
genus Phrynosoma; Phrynosoma (horned lizards)