Teiid Definition

tēĭd
noun
Any of various lizards of the family Teiidae of the Americas, having a long forked tongue, a streamlined body, and large rectangular ventral scales, and including the whiptails and the racerunners.
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(biology) Any lizard in the family Teiidae.

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Synonyms:
  • teiid lizard
adjective

(biology) Of or belonging to the Teiidae family of tropical American lizards.

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other

(lizard of family Teiidae): whiptail (genus Cnemidophorus)

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Other Word Forms of Teiid

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Singular:
teiid
Plural:
teiids

Origin of Teiid

  • From New Latin Teiidae family name from Teius type genus from Portuguese tejú tegu tegu

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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