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HORNED LIZARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does horned lizard mean?
• HORNED LIZARD (noun)
The noun HORNED LIZARD has 1 sense:
1. insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
Familiarity information: HORNED LIZARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
horned lizard; horned toad; horny frog
Hypernyms ("horned lizard" is a kind of...):
iguanid; iguanid lizard (lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "horned lizard"):
Phrynosoma cornutum; Texas horned lizard (of arid and semiarid open country)
Holonyms ("horned lizard" is a member of...):
genus Phrynosoma; Phrynosoma (horned lizards)
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