noun
small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
• Syn: ↑Dipsosaurus dorsalis
• Hypernyms: ↑iguanid, ↑iguanid lizard
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dipsosaurus, ↑genus Dipsosaurus
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a long-tailed iguanid lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, of arid areas in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, having a row of enlarged scales down the back. Also called crested lizard.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.