Akademik

Dipsosaurus

noun

desert iguanas

• Syn: ↑genus Dipsosaurus

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Iguanidae, ↑family Iguanidae, ↑Iguania, ↑family Iguania

• Member Meronyms: ↑desert iguana, ↑Dipsosaurus dorsalis

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\\ˌdipsōˈsȯrəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from dipso- (from Greek dipsa thirst) + -saurus

: a genus of small iguanid lizards including one form (D. dorsalis) that inhabits the desert regions of the southwestern United States and feeds on buds and flowers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.