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Definition of Agamid
1. Noun. A lizard of the family Agamidae.
Generic synonyms: Lizard
Group relationships: Agamidae, Family Agamidae
Specialized synonyms: Agama, Chlamydosaurus Kingi, Frilled Lizard, Dragon, Flying Dragon, Flying Lizard, Moloch
Definition of Agamid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the family ''Agamidae'' of lizards, including many dragons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agamid
1. an Old World lizard [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agamid
Literary usage of Agamid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"agamid/E.—OLD-WORLD LIZARDS.—SAURIA with well-developed limbs; eyes with complete
lids; ... SAURIA resembling agamid.E, but usually with teeth similar ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1892)
"... and is very small in the agamid;r ; in other families it is well developed.
The dentary extends posteriorly on the external face of the ..."
3. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"All the other genera are from various parts of Tropical America. FAMILY 51.—agamid^E.
(42 Genera, 156 Species.) GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. ..."
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