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GENUS ANOLIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Anolis mean?
• GENUS ANOLIS (noun)
The noun GENUS ANOLIS has 1 sense:
1. New World chameleons
Familiarity information: GENUS ANOLIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
New World chameleons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anolis; genus Anolis
Hypernyms ("genus Anolis" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Anolis"):
American chameleon; anole; Anolis carolinensis (small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color)
Holonyms ("genus Anolis" is a member of...):
family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae (New World lizards)
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