basilisk lizard

English

Noun

basilisk lizard (plural basilisk lizards)

  1. A tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.
    • 2006, Eric R. Pianka, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity, page 73:
      My first impression was that the behavior was identical to that of Central American basilisk lizards (Basiliscus) or the South American lizard Uranoscodon, both of which run across water when approached.
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