teiid
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(tē'ĭd) 
adj.
Of or belonging to the Teiidae, a large family of mainly tropical American lizards characterized by a long forked tongue and the absence of bony plates beneath the scales.
n.
A lizard of the family Teiidae.
adj.
Of or belonging to the Teiidae, a large family of mainly tropical American lizards characterized by a long forked tongue and the absence of bony plates beneath the scales.
n.
A lizard of the family Teiidae.
[From New Latin Teiidae, family name, from Teius, type genus, from Portuguese tejú, tegu. See tegu.]
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