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Coleonyx

noun

banded geckos

• Syn: ↑genus Coleonyx

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Gekkonidae, ↑family Gekkonidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑banded gecko

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈänə̇ks\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from cole- + -onyx

: a genus of lizards comprising the ground geckos of the western United States

Useful english dictionary. 2012.