Dictionary
tei•id
Pronunciation: (tē'id), [key]—
n.
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.
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adj.
belonging or pertaining to the Teiidae.
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