teiid

teiid
/tee"id/, n.
1. any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the Teiidae.
[1955-60; < NL Teiidae, equiv. to Tei(us) genus name ( < Pg tejú lizard of the genus Tupinambis < Tupi tejú, teyú) + -idae -ID2]

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