anolis

Noun

Meaning

A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidae. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Anolis dragon chameleon serpent reptile gecko iguana monitor Komodo dragon skink agama gila monster monitor lizard frilled lizard lacertid
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Hypernyms

reptile genus

Anagrams

Alison anisol sialon liason

Examples

For instance, the lizard genus Anolis has been suggested to be broken down into 8 or so different genera which would bring its ~400 species to smaller, more manageable subsets. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Anoka County anole anole snake Anolis carolinensis anolyte Anomadassi