horned lizard

English

Noun

horned lizard (plural horned lizards)

A Texas horned lizard standing on grass.

Any of some 14 species of lizard in the genus Phrynosoma, generally with wide toad-shaped bodies less than a foot long, noted for the horny structures on their heads.

Usage notes

The synonyms using toad and frog are misnomers derived from the shape of its body.

Synonyms

(Phrynosoma): horned toad, horny toad, horned frog

Hyponyms

regal horned lizard

Translations

lizard of the genus Phrynosoma

Cahuilla: chálaka
Chinese:
Mandarin: 角蜥 (jiǎoxī)
Finnish: sarvikonnalisko

French: lézard à cornes m, iguane à cornes f
Navajo: naʼashǫ́ʼii dichʼízhii
Russian: жабови́дная я́щерица f (žabovídnaja jáščerica)
Spanish: lagarto cornudo m

See also

Horned lizard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phrynosoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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