mastigure

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/ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/

noun

Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

Origintranslingual Mastigurus ← Ancient Greek μάστιξ →
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Meanings

nounmastigure (plural mastigures)

plural mastigures

  1. Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
spiny-tailed lizard

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμάστιξ“a scourge, a whip”
  2. translingualMastigurus“genus Uromastyx”
  3. Englishmastigure

From translingual Mastigurus (“genus Uromastyx”), from Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “a scourge, a whip”) + οὐρά (ourá, “a tail”). Compare Uromastyx. By surface analysis, mastigo- + -ure (“tail”).

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APA

mastigure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastigure

MLA

“mastigure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastigure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mastigure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastigure.

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