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mastigure

/ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/

mastigure noun: any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

mastigure: any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx
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Noun

mastigure (plural mastigures)

  1. Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

Forms of mastigure

pluralmastigures

Origin of mastigure

From translingual Mastigurus (“genus Uromastyx”), from Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “a scourge, a whip”) + οὐρά (ourá, “a tail”). Compare Uromastyx. By surface analysis, mastigo- + -ure (“tail”).

Words formed from mastigure

  • Bent's mastigure
  • Egyptian mastigure
  • Iranian mastigure
  • Leptien's mastigure
  • Macfadyen's mastigure
  • Mesopotamian mastigure
  • ornate mastigure
  • princely mastigure
  • Schmidt's mastigure
  • Sudan mastigure

Questions about mastigure

What does mastigure mean?
Mastigure means any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.
What part of speech is mastigure?
Mastigure is a noun.
How do you pronounce mastigure?
Mastigure is pronounced /ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of mastigure?
The plural of mastigure is mastigures.

Words near mastigure in the dictionary

  1. mastigopods
  2. mastigote
  3. mastigotes
  4. mastigoteuthid
  5. mastigoteuthids
  6. mastigure
  7. mastigures
  8. mastiha
  9. mastihas
  10. mastika
  11. mastikas

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