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NIGHT LIZARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does night lizard mean? 

NIGHT LIZARD (noun)
  The noun NIGHT LIZARD has 1 sense:

1. small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live youngplay

  Familiarity information: NIGHT LIZARD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NIGHT LIZARD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("night lizard" is a kind of...):

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Holonyms ("night lizard" is a member of...):

family Xantusiidae; Xantusiidae (night lizards)


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