noun
Meaning 1
Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.
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mastigure
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/ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/
History
Etymology
From translingual Mastigurus (“genus Uromastyx”), from Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “a scourge, a whip”) + οὐρά (ourá, “a tail”). Compare Uromastyx. By surface analysis, mastigo- + -ure (“tail”).