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basilisk lizards

basilisk lizards is the plural of basilisk lizard.

Meaning of basilisk lizard

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

Questions about basilisk lizards

What is basilisk lizards the plural of?
Basilisk lizards is the plural of basilisk lizard.

Words near basilisk lizards in the dictionary

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

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