Lanthanotus

noun

Lan·​tha·​no·​tus

: a genus of stout-bodied pleurodont lizards including a single species (L. borneensis) of Borneo

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek lanthanein to escape notice + ōt-, ous ear

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