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uta

American  
[yoo-tuh] / ˈju tə /

noun

  1. any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.


Etymology

Origin of uta

< New Latin, probably Latinization of Ute

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Rainbow-colored billboards and sidewalk placards advertise places to hear live music; from every direction shima uta spills onto the sidewalks.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2012

Oshiro, 76, is a legendary singer of shima uta, songs of the Ryukyu Islands, as Okinawa is also known.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2012

When they finished, Kubota explained how shima uta worked.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2012

Their accounts are kept in the following manner: 10 pecoos are a laxsau, 10 laxsaus a cattee, 10 cattees an uta, and 10 utas a bahar.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr

O To'oto'o," said Seumanutafa, "this house is mine; this land is mine; the plantation i uta is mine also.

From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Lloyd Osbourne

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