Akademik

Rhiptoglossa

noun

Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria

• Syn: ↑Chamaeleontidae, ↑family Chamaeleontidae, ↑Chamaeleonidae, ↑family Chamaeleonidae, ↑family Rhiptoglossa

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sauria, ↑suborder Sauria, ↑Lacertilia, ↑suborder Lacertilia

• Member Meronyms: ↑chameleon, ↑chamaeleon, ↑Chamaeleo, ↑genus Chamaeleo, ↑genus Chamaeleon

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\\ˌriptəˈgläsə, -lȯsə\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek rhiptos thrown (from rhiptein to throw) + New Latin -glossa — more at rhipid-

: a division of reptiles often considered a superfamily of Lacertilia that comprises the Old World chameleons

Useful english dictionary. 2012.