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Definition of Phrynosoma
1. Noun. Horned lizards.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae
Member holonyms: Horned Lizard, Horned Toad, Horny Frog
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrynosoma
Literary usage of Phrynosoma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"Phrynosoma cornutum GRAY Griffith's Animal Kingdom, Syn. Rept., 1831, p. 9. ...
TYPE LOCALITY: State of Sonora, Mexico, not far from boundary Phrynosoma ..."
2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"... sun and must be sought on the shady sides of the granite, into whose crevices
it quickly disappears when approached too closely. Genus 13. Phrynosoma. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"Phrynosoma chiefly enjoys a dust heap, where with tail and feet flirting the warm
... The food of Phrynosoma always consists of live animals—spiders, ..."
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