"alligator lizard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alligator lizards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alligator lizard (plural alligator lizards)
  1. (US) Any of several species of lizards in the genera Elgaria and Gerrhonotus. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Anguimorph lizards Derived forms: Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizard

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