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basilisk lizard

basilisk lizard noun: a tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.

Noun

basilisk lizard (plural basilisk lizards)

  1. A tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.
    • My first impression was that the behavior was identical to that of Central American basilisk lizards (Basiliscus) or the South American lizard Uranoscodon, both of which run across water when approached.2006, Eric R. Pianka, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity, page 73

Forms of basilisk lizard

pluralbasilisk lizards

Questions about basilisk lizard

What does basilisk lizard mean?
Basilisk lizard means a tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.
What part of speech is basilisk lizard?
Basilisk lizard is a noun.
What is the plural of basilisk lizard?
The plural of basilisk lizard is basilisk lizards.

Words near basilisk lizard in the dictionary

  1. basilinna
  2. Basilisa
  3. basilisc
  4. basiliscs
  5. basilisk
  6. basilisk lizard
  7. basilisk lizards
  8. basiliskamide
  9. basiliskamides
  10. basilisklike
  11. basilisks

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