spiny lizard

Noun
  1. Desert lizard that feeds on ants (synset 101691722)
    is a type of: moloch - any lizard of the genus Moloch
    belongs to: genus moloch - genus of Australian desert lizard
    same as: moloch horridus, mountain devil
  2. Any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales;
    Of North America and Central America (synset 101682905)
    is a type 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
    subtypes:
    • fence lizard - spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico
    • sagebrush lizard, sceloporus graciosus - a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains
    belongs to: genus sceloporus, sceloporus - spiny lizards

Found on Word Lists

Other Searches