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frilled lizard
noun
- a medium-sized Australian lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingi, having a large, cloaklike flap of skin on the neck that stiffens during courtship or threat displays, forming a wide ruff.
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Origin of frilled lizard1
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Example Sentences
In color the frilled lizard is yellowish brown mottled with black.
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After satisfying their curiosity in looking at the frilled lizard, Arthur called on his forces to resume their march.
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We also noticed here alpine swifts, and a great frilled lizard escaped us amid broken rocks.
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