whiptail
Americannoun
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any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
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any of various other whip-tailed animals, as the whipscorpion.
Etymology
Origin of whiptail
Example Sentences
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For instance, a new study shows the rare Colorado checkered whiptail lizard stress-eats in response to noise.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 25, 2023
Another lizard species, the Central American whiptail, has been observed offering a potential partner a lovely dead frog to eat before mating.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
And we have a lot of evidence for this idea because researchers were actually able to recreate this process in the lab by mating two different species of whiptail lizards in 2008.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2015
These include unisexual whiptail lizards and deadbeat cassowary moms, which abandon hatchlings to Dad’s care.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2015
But at a dinner in 2002, he mentioned the whiptail lizards to Peter Baumann, a molecular biologist at Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where Dr. Neaves served as president.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2014
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