agamid

[ ag-uh-mid ]

/ ˈæg ə mɪd /

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noun

any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Agamidae, related to the iguanids.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Agamidae.

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Origin of agamid

1885–90; <New Latin Agamidae;see agama, -id²

Words nearby agamid

A game, Agamede, Agamemnon, agamete, agamic, agamid, agammaglobulinemia, agamogenesis, agamogony, agamont, agamospermy

How to use agamid in a sentence

There are 30 agamid species that have never been seen since they were first described, and 19 species which are known from just a single specimen, Meiri says.
A nose-horned dragon lizard lost to science for over 100 years has been found|Dyna Rochmyaningsih|June 9, 2020|Science News