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TEIID
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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
Classified under:
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.)