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uta

American  
[yoo-tuh] / ˈyu 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

Example Sentences

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Around the time that Irwin lifted the ban, German-born American artist Uta Barth was making her own extraordinary discoveries.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2023

His first major title, an English translation of “Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven: Women, Sexuality, and the Catholic Church,” by the German scholar Uta Ranke-Heinemann, was a frank look at sexuality and the church.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

But Gascade spokeswoman Uta Kull said nothing would be certain until the gas starts flowing.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

Their weapons have been taken, and I ask Uta, one of the officers, what will happen to the bodies.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2022

LXX An audience of Queen Uta, ere they set out, they sought.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

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