Tenerife giant lizard

noun

An extinct species of lizard, Gallotia goliath, that lived on Tenerife.

Meanings

noun
  1. An extinct species of lizard, Gallotia goliath, that lived on Tenerife.

    The Tenerife giant lizard, Gallotia goliath, was a one-metre-long herbivore, with powerful jaws.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 98
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