Amblyrhynchus

noun

Am·​bly·​rhyn·​chus

ˌamblə̇ˈriŋkəs

: a genus of iguanid lizards containing only one species (A. cristatus) of the Galápagos islands

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ambly- + -rhynchus

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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