Meanings
plural Central American whiptails
- A brown-colored lizard, Holcosus festivus, native to Central America and northern South America.
Actually, this last behavior is a good move for males of a number of species. Another lizard species, the Central American whiptail, has been observed offering a potential partner a lovely dead frog to eat before mating.
2022 October 24, Hannah Thomasy, “They May Have Love on Their Lizard Brains”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: Middle American ameiva, tiger ameiva
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA brown-colored lizard, Holcosus festivus, native to Central America and northern South America.
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Central American whiptail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20American%20whiptail
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