"agama" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: agamas [plural]
Etymology: From Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|srn|agama|t=lizard}} Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), {{der|en|alv-gbe}} Gbe, {{cog|ee|agama|t=chameleon}} Ewe agama (“chameleon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} agama (plural agamas)
  1. Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama. Categories (lifeform): Agamid lizards Derived forms: frilled agama Related terms: agamid Translations (lizard of the subfamily Agaminae): koggelmander (Afrikaans), agama (Finnish), agama [masculine] (Portuguese), ага́ма (agáma) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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