basilisk lizard

noun

A tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.

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Meanings

nounbasilisk lizard (plural basilisk lizards)

plural basilisk lizards

  1. A tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.

    My first impression was that the behavior was identical to that of Central American basilisk lizards (Basiliscus) or the South American lizard Uranoscodon, both of which run across water when approached.

    2006, Eric R. Pianka, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity, page 73
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