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Cnemidophorus

noun

whiptails

• Syn: ↑genus Cnemidophorus

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Teiidae, ↑family Teiidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑whiptail, ↑whiptail lizard

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\\ˌnēməˈdäfərəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek knēmidophoros wearing greaves, from knēmid-, knēmis greave + -phoros -phorous

: a genus of American lizards of the family Teiidae — see race runner

Useful english dictionary. 2012.