| 单词 | night-lizard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight-lizard night-lizard n. any of various mainly nocturnal geckoes or other lizards; now usually: spec. (a) a nocturnal lizard of the genus Xantusia or family Xantusiidae, of south-western North America and parts of Central America; (b) (in parts of the Caribbean) the house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia, a pale-skinned gecko with large, lidless eyes. ΚΠ 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1227/2 Thecodactylus, a subgenus of night-lizards or geckoes. 1933 Amer. Midland Naturalist 14 246 An Arizona representative of this sly little night lizard [sc. Xantusia vigilis] was found..in the semi-desert country..on the inside of a dead yucca plant. 1966 R. C. Stebbins Field Guide Western Reptiles & Amphibians 120 Island Night Lizard Klauberina riversiana... A large night lizard confined to islands off the coast of s[outh] California. 1991 J. Allen Biosphere Two 54 The desert night lizard..is one of the few lizards to bear young by placenta birth rather than hatched eggs. 1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage 609/2 Night-lizard (USVI [= U.S. Virgin Islands]).., a type of gecko or house lizard with a pale, almost translucent skin..regarded by many with superstitious fear. < as lemmas |
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