Definition of Genus Cordylus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles.

Exact synonyms: Cordylus
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Cordylidae, Family Cordylidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cordylus

genus Contopus
genus Conuropsis
genus Convallaria
genus Convolvulus
genus Conyza
genus Copernicia
genus Coprinus
genus Coptis
genus Coracias
genus Coragyps
genus Corallorhiza
genus Corchorus
genus Cordaites
genus Cordia
genus Cordyline
genus Cordylus (current term)
genus Coregonus
genus Coreopsis
genus Coriandrum
genus Corixa
genus Cornus
genus Corokia
genus Coronilla
genus Corozo
genus Cortaderia
genus Corticium
genus Cortinarius
genus Corvus
genus Coryanthes
genus Corydalis

Literary usage of Genus Cordylus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1838)
"... genus Cordylus, of Gronovius; and as only one of them appears to be distinctly described, I here propose to characterise the remaining eight species; ..."

2. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"Lizards of the genus Cordylus, were numerous on the sandstone rocks : the largest were about fifteen inches long; most of them were of rough species. ..."

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