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racerunner

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of lizards, of the family Teiidae, native to the Americas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of a group of lizards, of the genera Eremias or Pseuderemias

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noun

Meaning 3

very swift lizard of eastern and central United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: race runner, six-lined racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

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Broader terms: whiptail, whiptail lizard

History

Etymology

From race + runner.