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ameiva

ameiva noun: any whiptail lizards of the genus Ameiva; a jungle-runner.

Noun

ameiva (plural ameivas)

  1. Any whiptail lizards of the genus Ameiva; a jungle-runner.

Forms of ameiva

pluralameivas

Origin of ameiva

From the genus name.

Questions about ameiva

What does ameiva mean?
Ameiva means any whiptail lizards of the genus Ameiva; a jungle-runner.
What part of speech is ameiva?
Ameiva is a noun.
What is the plural of ameiva?
The plural of ameiva is ameivas.

Words near ameiva in the dictionary

  1. amegakaryocytic
  2. ameghinite
  3. ameiosis
  4. ameiotic
  5. ameiotically
  6. ameiva
  7. ameivas
  8. amejo
  9. amejos
  10. amel
  11. amelanchier

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