agama

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Canada, US, UK/əˈɡeɪ̯.mə/Canada, US, UK/æɡ.ə.mə/Canada, US, UK, also/aɡ.ə.mə/Australia, New Zealand/əˈɡæɪ̯.mə/

noun

Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.

OriginSranan Tongo agama →
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Meanings

nounagama (plural agamas)

plural agamas

  1. Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.

Origin

  1. Sranan Tongoagama
  2. Sranan Tongoagama
  3. Englishagama

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), borrowed from a Gbe language. Compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

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Translations

Afrikaans koggelmander
  • koggelmanderlizard of the family Agamidae
Arabic عَضْرَفُوط, أُمّ حُبَيْن
  • عَضْرَفُوط (ʕaḍrafūṭ)lizard of the family Agamidae
  • أُمّ حُبَيْن (ʔumm ḥubayn)lizard of the family Agamidae
Czech agama
  • agamalizard of the family Agamidae
Dutch agame
  • agamelizard of the family Agamidae
Finnish agama
  • agamalizard of the family Agamidae
German Agame
  • Agamelizard of the family Agamidae
Italian agama
  • agamalizard of the family Agamidae
Japanese アガマ
  • アガマ (agama)lizard of the family Agamidae
Polish agama
  • agamalizard of the family Agamidae
Portuguese agama
  • agamalizard of the family Agamidae
Russian ага́ма
  • ага́ма (agáma)lizard of the family Agamidae

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

agama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agama

MLA

“agama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agama. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agama,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agama.

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