Definition of agamid in English:
agamid
noun ˈaɡəmɪdˈaɡəˌməd
Zoology A lizard of the agama family (Agamidae ).
Example sentencesExamples
- Draco volans, the ‘flying dragon’ lizard: A small arboreal agamid lizard that has elongate ribs that support the gliding membrane.
- He makes few assumptions about higher-level lizard taxonomy and includes geckos, skinks and agamids among his ingroup taxa.
- In addition to iguanas, the Iguania include agamids, chameleons and a few lesser known groups.
- What Macey's work suggests is that each of the various taxa of agamid lizards crossed the Tethys on different continental plates, like so many groups of immigrants arriving on crowded steamers.
- In agamids, the homologous muscle also functions to move the tongue forward, assisting the major tongue protractors.
adjective ˈaɡəmɪdˈaɡəˌməd
Relating to or denoting the agamids.
Origin
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Agamidae, from agama.