spiny lizard

noun

Any member of the genus Sceloporus reptiles, of North and Central America.

Similar
mountain devilMoloch horridus

Meanings

nounspiny lizard (plural spiny lizards)

plural spiny lizards

  1. Any member of the genus Sceloporus reptiles, of North and Central America.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundesert lizard that feeds on ants

Similar
mountain devilMoloch horridus
Broader

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MLA

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Chicago

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