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noun
Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: whiptail lizard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: teiid lizard, teiid
Narrower terms: racerunner, race runner, six-lined racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, plateau striped whiptail, Cnemidophorus velox, Chihuahuan spotted whiptail, Cnemidophorus exsanguis, western whiptail, Cnemidophorus tigris, checkered whiptail, Cnemidophorus tesselatus
History
From whip + tail.
Across languages
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