Teiid Definition
tēĭd
noun
Any of various lizards of the family Teiidae of the Americas, having a long forked tongue, a streamlined body, and large rectangular ventral scales, and including the whiptails and the racerunners.
American Heritage
(biology) Any lizard in the family Teiidae.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- teiid lizard
other
(lizard of family Teiidae): whiptail (genus Cnemidophorus)
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Other Word Forms of Teiid
Noun
Singular:
teiid
Plural:
teiidsOrigin of Teiid
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From New Latin Teiidae family name from Teius type genus from Portuguese tejú tegu tegu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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