Meanings
nounbeaded lizard (plural beaded lizards)
plural beaded lizards
- A venomous lizard found principally in Mexico and southern Guatemala, Heloderma horridum.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
Similar
Mexican beaded lizardHeloderma horridum
Broader
venomous lizard
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
In reference to the many small bead-like protrusions on its skin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish skorpionilisko
- skorpioniliskoHeloderma horridum
Russian мексика́нский ядозб, скорпио́н
- мексика́нский ядозб (meksikánskij jadozb)Heloderma horridum
- скорпио́н (skorpión)Heloderma horridum
- то́ла-хи́ни (tóla-xíni)Heloderma horridum
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APA
beaded lizard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaded%20lizard
MLA
“beaded lizard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaded%20lizard. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beaded lizard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaded%20lizard.
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