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fence lizard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of North American lizards in the genus Sceloporus, especially the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), and the southwestern fence lizard (Sceloporus cowlesii)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: spiny lizard

Narrower terms: western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis, eastern fence lizard, pine lizard, Sceloporus undulatus

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