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Definition of Frilled lizard
1. Noun. Large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck.
Generic synonyms: Agamid, Agamid Lizard
Group relationships: Chlamydosaurus, Genus Chlamydosaurus
Definition of Frilled lizard
1. Noun. A lizard with a wide, contractile membranous frill extending from the neck and throat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frilled Lizard
Literary usage of Frilled lizard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folded Paper Projects by Joy Evans, Jo Ellen Moore (2000)
"frilled lizard Popper Materials • colorful paper square-6" (15 cm) • black marking
pen Ways to Use • Have students do research to find out about the frilled ..."
2. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia by George Grey (1841)
"... MARKS OF INUNDATIONS—NATIVES COCKATOOS TORRENTS OF RAIN—SWAMPS SNAKE AND
KANGAROO—NATIVE BRIDGE PRECIPITOUS PASS—frilled lizard BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY WILD ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain) (1898)
"The anatomical structure of the frilled lizard is not found, however, to differ
materially from that of many other of the ordinary so-called ..."
4. Nature Readers: Sea-side and Way-side. No. 1-4 by Julia McNair Wright (1896)
"In fact, whenever I have seen a frilled lizard I have had a laugh, ... Then, too,
other ideas come to heighten my mirth over a frilled lizard. ..."