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Chinese crocodile lizard

Chinese crocodile lizard noun: a semiaquatic anguimorph lizard, of species Shinisaurus crocodilurus, found only in cool forests in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam.

chinese crocodile lizard: a semiaquatic anguimorph lizard, of species Shinisaurus crocodilurus, found only in cool forests in...
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Noun

Chinese crocodile lizard (plural Chinese crocodile lizards)

  1. A semiaquatic anguimorph lizard, of species Shinisaurus crocodilurus, found only in cool forests in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam.
    • From left: Chinese crocodile lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus (L. W. Porras); flathead knob-scaled lizard Xenosaurus platyceps, Xenosauridae (L. J. Vitt).2009, Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell, Herpetology, 3rd edition, Elsevier, Academic Press, page 544
    • The Anniellidae (North American Legless Lizards), Helodermatidae (Gila Monster), Lanthanotidae (Earless Monitor), and Shinisauridae (Chinese Crocodile Lizard) have only one or two species; Xenosauridae (Knob-scaled Lizards) has six species in Mexico and northern Central America.2013, George R. Zug, Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands, University of California Press, page 203

Chinese crocodile lizard meaning in Vietnamese

Chinese crocodile lizard in Vietnamese

Shinisaurus crocodilurus
thằn lằn cá sấu

Forms of Chinese crocodile lizard

pluralChinese crocodile lizards

Questions about Chinese crocodile lizard

What does Chinese crocodile lizard mean?
Chinese crocodile lizard means a semiaquatic anguimorph lizard, of species Shinisaurus crocodilurus, found only in cool forests in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam.
What is Chinese crocodile lizard in Vietnamese?
Chinese crocodile lizard in Vietnamese is thằn lằn cá sấu. See Chinese crocodile lizard meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Chinese crocodile lizard?
Chinese crocodile lizard is a noun.
What is the plural of Chinese crocodile lizard?
The plural of Chinese crocodile lizard is Chinese crocodile lizards.

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