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salipenter

Syllables: sa·li·pen·ter/ˌsælɪˈpɛntə/US/ˌsælɪˈpɛntɚ/

salipenter noun: a tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin).

salipenter: a tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)
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Noun

salipenter (plural salipenters)

  1. (Guyana) A tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin).
    • A species of the polecat, and another of the fox, are destructive to the Indian's poultry; while the opossum, the guana, and salempenta, afford him a delicious morsel.1825, Charles Waterton, “First Journey”, in Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824. […], London: Printed [by...
    • The Salempenta or El Mateo, measuring from the tail to the nose three feet, is exceedingly ugly; colour chiefly a brownish green, with yellow spots; and marked in the most extraordinary hieroglyphical manner; [...] The Salempenta has (like the Chameleon, and several others of the same species) in...1834, R[obert] Montgomery Martin, “British Guyana— …”, in History of the British Colonies. … In Five Volumes, volume II (Possessions in the West Indies), London: Cochrane and M‘Crone, […], →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    bush motorbike

Examples of salipenter in a sentence

  • Along its bank a salipenter, the colour of the mud, sped furtively, its eyes on some domestic fowls picking at the verge of the mud hole.2004, Deloris Craig, “The Crossing”, in Labba and Creek Water Stories from the Caribbean, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Nelson Thornes...
  • Their [iguanas'] eggs and meat are food resources for predators such as salipenter (Tegu lizard), hawks, vultures, and humans.2012 January 22, “Iguana”, in Stabroek News, Georgetown, Guyana: Guyana Publications, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2012:
  • Slowly, he peeped from behind his hiding place just in time to see a black-and-white furry object dash behind a salipenter.2015 October 28, Rohan Singh, chapter 1, in Adventures of Suliman and the Sandopie, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:
  • Fruits and a ‘salipenter (large lizard)’ were what he used to help with his hunger.2016 August 11, Neil Primus, “Goings and Comings”, in Nigel Williams, editor, Guyana Chronicle, Georgetown, Guyana: Guyana National...

Synonyms of salipenter

  • bush motorbike

Forms of salipenter

pluralsalipenters
alternative formsalempenta

Origin of salipenter

Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English [Term?].

Words formed from salipenter

  • salipenter snake

Words that rhyme with salipenter

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Questions about salipenter

What does salipenter mean?
Salipenter means a tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin).
How do you use salipenter in a sentence?
Along its bank a salipenter, the colour of the mud, sped furtively, its eyes on some domestic fowls picking at the verge of the mud hole.
What part of speech is salipenter?
Salipenter is a noun.
How do you pronounce salipenter?
Salipenter is pronounced /ˌsælɪˈpɛntə/ (UK).
What is the plural of salipenter?
The plural of salipenter is salipenters.

Words near salipenter in the dictionary

  1. salinon
  2. salinosporamide
  3. salinosporamides
  4. salinous
  5. saliotite
  6. salipenter
  7. salipenters
  8. Salique
  9. salirasib
  10. saliretin
  11. salirophilia

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