| 释义 |
‖ teguexin Zool.|tɛˈgwɛksɪn|
[ad. Aztec tecoixin, tecouixin (tɛˈkwɪʃɪn) a lizard.]
A large South American lizard of the genus Tupinambis or a similar member of the family Teiidæ.[1540Sagahun Historia de Nueva España xi. iv. (1829) 202 Hay lagartos en esta tierra, y llamanlos tecouixin.] 1879E. P. Wright Anim. Life 376 The Teguexin (Teius teguexin) is not uncommon in Surinam and the Brazils. It attains a length of from three to four feet. 1892W. H. Hudson Natur. La Plata 74 The large teguexin lizard of the pampas, called iguana by the country people, is a notable snake-killer. |