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agamid

American  
[ag-uh-mid] / ˈæg ə mɪd /

noun

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


adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Agamidae.

Etymology

Origin of agamid

1885–90; < New Latin Agamidae; agama, -id 2

Example Sentences

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There are 30 agamid species that have never been seen since they were first described, and 19 species that are known from just a single specimen, Meiri says.

From Washington Post

An agamid lizard sits above a muddy creek in the Danum Valley Conservation Area of Borneo Island, Malaysia.

From National Geographic

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

An agamid lizard sits above a muddy creek in the Danum Valley Conservation Area of Borneo Island, Malaysia.

From National Geographic

An agamid lizard sits above a muddy creek in the Danum Valley Conservation Area of Borneo Island, Malaysia.

From National Geographic