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noun
Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae.
especially any of genus Tupinambis, which is sometimes kept as a pet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a city in southeastern South Korea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Taegu
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
From teguexin, from Nahuatl tecoixin (“lizard”).
Across languages
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