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noun
Any lizard in the family Corytophanidae; a casquehead or helmeted lizard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: herpetology (saurology)
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From translingual Corytophanidae + -id. Corytophanidae is derived from Ancient Greek κόρῠθος (kórŭthos, “helmet”) + φᾰνερός (phănerós, “visible”) + -idae, referring to the lizard’s prominent helmet-like head crest.
