agamid
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of agamid
Example Sentences
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Inspiration for the frill, meanwhile, came from the modern-day frilled agamid lizard that lives in Australia and New Guinea.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 15, 2020
Molecular claims of Gondwanan age for Australian agamid lizards are untenable.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 17, 2014
Perhaps the most familiar is the Frilled lizard, Frilled dragon or Frillynecked dragon Chlamydosaurus kingii, a highly variable, mostly insectivorous agamid that reaches 85 cm in total length and is predominantly arboreal.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 17, 2014
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