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GENUS TUPINAMBIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Tupinambis mean?
• GENUS TUPINAMBIS (noun)
The noun GENUS TUPINAMBIS has 1 sense:
1. tejus
Familiarity information: GENUS TUPINAMBIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tejus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Tupinambis; Tupinambis
Hypernyms ("genus Tupinambis" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Tupinambis"):
teju (large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food)
Holonyms ("genus Tupinambis" is a member of...):
family Teiidae; Teiidae (whiptails; etc.)
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