zonure

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noun

Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus Zonurus (now Smaug), common in rocky environments.

OriginAncient Greek ζώνη →
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Meanings

nounzonure (plural zonures)

plural zonures

  1. Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus Zonurus (now Smaug), common in rocky environments.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοὐρά“tail”
  2. Ancient Greekζώνη“girdle, belt”
  3. Englishzonure

From translingual Zonurus, from zon- (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”) + -urus (“-tailed”), from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

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