zebra-tailed lizard

noun

A lizard of southwestern US and northern Mexico deserts with black and white markings on its tail, of species Callisaurus draconoides.

Similar
gridiron-tailed lizardCallisaurus draconoides

Meanings

nounzebra-tailed lizard (plural zebra-tailed lizards)

plural zebra-tailed lizards

  1. A lizard of southwestern US and northern Mexico deserts with black and white markings on its tail, of species Callisaurus draconoides.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounswift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico

Similar
gridiron-tailed lizardCallisaurus draconoides
Broader
iguanidiguanid lizard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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