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ZEBRA-TAILED LIZARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zebra-tailed lizard mean?
• ZEBRA-TAILED LIZARD (noun)
The noun ZEBRA-TAILED LIZARD has 1 sense:
1. swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico
Familiarity information: ZEBRA-TAILED LIZARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Callisaurus draconoides; gridiron-tailed lizard; zebra-tailed lizard
Hypernyms ("zebra-tailed 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)
Holonyms ("zebra-tailed lizard" is a member of...):
Callisaurus; genus Callisaurus (zebra-tailed lizard)
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