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fence lizard

fence lizard noun: any of several species of North American lizards in the genus Sceloporus, especially the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), and the southwestern fence lizard (Sceloporus cowlesii).

Noun

fence lizard (plural fence lizards)

  1. Any of several species of North American lizards in the genus Sceloporus, especially the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), and the southwestern fence lizard (Sceloporus cowlesii)
    Synonyms:
    fence swift

Synonyms of fence lizard

  • fence swift

Forms of fence lizard

pluralfence lizards

Questions about fence lizard

What does fence lizard mean?
Fence lizard means any of several species of North American lizards in the genus Sceloporus, especially the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), and the southwestern fence lizard (Sceloporus cowlesii).
What part of speech is fence lizard?
Fence lizard is a noun.
What is the plural of fence lizard?
The plural of fence lizard is fence lizards.

Words near fence lizard in the dictionary

  1. fence hoppers
  2. Fence Houses
  3. fence in
  4. fence line
  5. fence lines
  6. fence lizard
  7. fence lizards
  8. fence month
  9. fence months
  10. fence off
  11. fence post

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