teiid

English Thesaurus

1. tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	lizard,
definition	:	relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	whiptail, whiptail lizard,
definition	:	any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	teju,
definition	:	large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	caiman lizard,
definition	:	crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family teiidae, teiidae,
definition	:	whiptails; etc. (noun.animal)