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GERRHONOTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gerrhonotus mean? 

GERRHONOTUS (noun)
  The noun GERRHONOTUS has 1 sense:

1. alligator lizardsplay

  Familiarity information: GERRHONOTUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GERRHONOTUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Alligator lizards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Gerrhonotus; Gerrhonotus

Hypernyms ("Gerrhonotus" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Gerrhonotus"):

alligator lizard (slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America)

Holonyms ("Gerrhonotus" is a member of...):

Anguidae; family Anguidae (alligator lizards)


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