alligator lizard

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Noun

alligator lizard (plural alligator lizards)

  1. (US) Any of several species of lizards in the genera Elgaria and Gerrhonotus.
    • 1965 March, Boys' Life, page 52:
      As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards.

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