Xenosauridae

plural noun

Xeno·​sau·​ri·​dae

ˌzenəˈsȯrəˌdē

: a monotypic family of slender-bodied Mexican lizards that is held to be intermediate between Iguanidae and Anguidae and comprises forms with the upper surface covered with minute granules and tubercles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Xenosaurus, type genus (from xen- + -saurus) + -idae

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