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Argentine black and white tegu

Argentine black and white tegu noun: the largest tegu lizard, native to eastern and central South America (Salvator merianae).

argentine black and white tegu: the largest tegu lizard, native to eastern and central South America (Salvator merianae)
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Noun

Argentine black and white tegu (plural Argentine black and white tegus)

  1. the largest tegu lizard, native to eastern and central South America (Salvator merianae).
    • Tupinambis merianae, otherwise known as the Argentine Black and White tegu, has had a complicated taxonomic history […]2005 September, Joanna Carolyne Piercy, Estimating metabolic rate in tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae): can one calculate oxygen consumption from heart rate?, Vancouver: University of British...
    • A large, opportunistic lizard, the Argentine black and white tegu is at home in a variety of habitats, including villages and the outskirts of cities.2014 July 21, Chris Mattison, “Reptiles”, in Nature Guide: Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians (DK Nature Guides; 5), New York: DK Publishing, →ISBN, page 175

Synonyms of Argentine black and white tegu

Forms of Argentine black and white tegu

pluralArgentine black and white tegus

Questions about Argentine black and white tegu

What does Argentine black and white tegu mean?
Argentine black and white tegu means the largest tegu lizard, native to eastern and central South America (Salvator merianae).
What part of speech is Argentine black and white tegu?
Argentine black and white tegu is a noun.
What is the plural of Argentine black and white tegu?
The plural of Argentine black and white tegu is Argentine black and white tegus.

Words near Argentine black and white tegu in the dictionary

  1. Argentinan
  2. Argentinans
  3. argentine
  4. Argentine ant
  5. Argentine ants
  6. Argentine black and white tegu
  7. Argentine black and white tegus
  8. Argentine giant tegu
  9. Argentine giant tegus
  10. Argentine nightshade
  11. Argentine nightshades

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