Cnemidophorus

noun

Cne·​mi·​doph·​o·​rus

ˌnēməˈdäfərəs

: a genus of American lizards of the family Teiidae see race runner

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek knēmidophoros wearing greaves, from knēmid-, knēmis greave + -phoros -phorous

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