noun
tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail
• Syn: ↑teiid lizard
• Hypernyms: ↑lizard
• Hyponyms: ↑whiptail, ↑whiptail lizard, ↑teju, ↑caiman lizard
• Member Holonyms: ↑Teiidae, ↑family Teiidae
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I. \\ˈtē(y)ə̇d\ adjective : of or relating to the Teiidae
II. noun
(-s)
: a lizard of the family Teiidae
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/tee"id/, n.
1. any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the Teiidae.
[1955-60; < NL Teiidae, equiv. to Tei(us) genus name ( < Pg tejú lizard of the genus Tupinambis < Tupi tejú, teyú) + -idae -ID2]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.