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Definition of Amblyrhynchus
1. Noun. Marine iguanas.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae
Member holonyms: Amblyrhynchus Cristatus, Marine Iguana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amblyrhynchus
Literary usage of Amblyrhynchus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1886)
"Galapagos Ids. Amblyrhynchus Bell. Zoological Journal, London, 1825, p. 195. Dum.
... states that the Amblyrhynchus ..."
2. Bulletin of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1891)
"Or it may have been that Amblyrhynchus developed on one or more of the islands
on which ... But Amblyrhynchus is equally at home on any of the islands with ..."
3. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1845)
"Amblyrhynchus, part, Gray, Dum. ft Bib., Bell. Head covered with numerous convex
subangular rather ... Amblyrhynchus subcristatus, Gray, Zool. Misc. 6. ..."
4. Zoological Recreations by William John Broderip (1849)
"Here is its portrait drawn by the master hand of Darwin :— But what is an
Amblyrhynchus ? " It lives exclusively on the rocky sea-beaches, ..."
5. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"eggs, which they lay in their burrows: the inhabitants seek them for food.
These two species of Amblyrhynchus agree, as I have already stated, ..."
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