teiid
noun
te·iid ˈtē-əd 
ˈtī-
ˈtī- : any of a family (Teiidae) of mostly tropical American lizards (such as the racerunner) with an elongate forked tongue
teiid adjective
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Teiidae, from Teius, genus of lizards, from Portuguese teiú, the lizard Tupinambis teguixim, from Tupi tejú
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above