Definition of Cordylus

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordylus

Cordarone
Corday
Cordelia
Cordell Hull
Cordia
Cordia alliodora
Cordia gerascanthus
Cordoba
Cordova
Cordylidae
Cordyline
Cordyline australis
Cordyline terminalis
Cordylobia
Cordylobia anthropophaga
Cordylus
Corea
Coregonidae
Coregonus
Coregonus artedi
Coregonus clupeaformis
Coreidae
Coreopsis gigantea
Coreopsis maritima
Coreopsis tinctoria
Corey
Corfiot
Corfu
Corgard
Cori

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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