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spiny-tailed lizard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any lizard of the genus Uromastyx.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Arabic: ضَبّ (ḍabb) — any lizard of the genus Uromastyx
  • Aramaic: ܥܒܐ (‘abba’) — any lizard of the genus Uromastyx
  • Finnish: piikkihäntälisko — any lizard of the genus Uromastyx
  • French: fouette-queue — any lizard of the genus Uromastyx
  • German: Dornschwanzagame — any lizard of the genus Uromastyx
  • Polish: biczogon — any lizard of the genus Uromastyx
  • Russian: шипохво́ст (šipoxvóst) — any lizard of the genus Uromastyx