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Definition of Cordylus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Cordylidae, Family Cordylidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordylus
Literary usage of Cordylus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1888)
"... cordylus, Seeley), showing the Relative Dimensions of the Anterior Parts of
the Skeleton, and Structure of the Fore-limb and Shoulder- girdle. ..."
2. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1843)
"Duméril and Bibron further remark that Merrem has preferred the generic appellation
here given to Cordylus, but which had'previously been employed by Klein, ..."
3. 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; ..."
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