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night lizard

night lizard noun: any of the family Xantusiidae of very small, viviparous lizards.

night lizard: any of the family Xantusiidae of very small, viviparous lizards
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Noun

night lizard (plural night lizards)

  1. Any of the family Xantusiidae of very small, viviparous lizards.
    Synonyms:
    xantusiid

Synonyms of night lizard

Forms of night lizard

pluralnight lizards

Origin of night lizard

These lizards were once (wrongly) thought to be nocturnal.

Questions about night lizard

What does night lizard mean?
Night lizard means any of the family Xantusiidae of very small, viviparous lizards.
What part of speech is night lizard?
Night lizard is a noun.
What is the plural of night lizard?
The plural of night lizard is night lizards.

Words near night lizard in the dictionary

  1. night jobs
  2. night letter
  3. night letters
  4. night light
  5. night lights
  6. night lizard
  7. night lizards
  8. night man
  9. night market
  10. night markets
  11. night meal

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