- Caiman lizard
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any semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus, Dracaena, found in South America
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caiman lizard — a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails and mussels upon which it feeds. * * * ▪ reptile any member of a genus (Dracaena) of lizards in the family Teiidae. These lizards (D … Universalium
caiman lizard — noun crocodile like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels • Hypernyms: ↑teiid lizard, ↑teiid * * * a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails… … Useful english dictionary
Northern Caiman Lizard — resting on branch. Conservation status … Wikipedia
lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… … Universalium
caiman — noun /ˈkeɪ.mən/ a) A relative of the alligator, of the genus Caiman. It resembles an alligator and a crocodile but smaller. b) A semi aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred… … Wiktionary
Dracaena (lizard) — Dracaena Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
teiid lizard — noun tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail • Syn: ↑teiid • Hypernyms: ↑lizard • Hyponyms: ↑whiptail, ↑whiptail lizard, ↑teju, ↑caiman … Useful english dictionary
François Marie Daudin — (March 25, 1774 – 1804) was a French zoologist. With legs paralyzed by childhood disease,[citation needed] he studied of physics and natural history, but ended up being devoted to the latter. Daudin wrote Traité élémentaire et complet d… … Wikipedia
teiid — noun tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail • Syn: ↑teiid lizard • Hypernyms: ↑lizard • Hyponyms: ↑whiptail, ↑whiptail lizard, ↑teju, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Fort Worth Zoo — Infobox zoo zoo name=Fort Worth Zoo logo=fwzoo.gif logo width=100px date opened=1909 location=Fort Worth, Texas, USA members=AZA num species=350 website=http://www.fortworthzoo.org/The oldest continuous zoo site in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was… … Wikipedia
