agaman.

Brit.

/ˈaɡəmə/,

/əˈɡɑːmə/, U.S.

/əˈɡeɪmə/,

/ˈæɡəmə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Agama.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Agama, genus name ( F. M. Daudin Hist. nat. des reptiles (1802) III. 333, after earlier use as a specific name by Linnaeus (in Lacerta agama; Systema naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 207)), apparently < a West African language (compare Ewe āgáma, Adangme agama chameleon). With use in South America compare Sranan agama, Ndyuka ángama, both denoting kinds of lizard. Compare French agame (F. M. Daudin 1802 in the source cited above).An alternative etymology ( < ancient Greek ἄγαμος unmarried: see agamous adj.) is suggested by Cuvier (1817), who also points out that, if so, the motivation is unclear.

Any of various diurnal insectivorous lizards belonging (or formerly belonging) to the genus Agama (family Agamidae), which is now restricted to Africa and other warm regions of the Old World, but which originally included similar American forms now placed in the family Iguanidae; esp. the common A. agama of Africa. Also more widely: = agamid n.There is some confusion in early works between Old and New World forms, perhaps partly because Linnaeus erroneously stated that his Lacerta agama inhabits ‘America’.

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1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xvii. 19 In the camp I saw two remarkable lizards, the one called the devil of the woods, and the other agama, in this country.

1823 S. H. Long et al. Exped. to Rocky Mountains III. viii. 117 A beautiful species of lizard (agama), is occasionally met with in this territory. It runs with great swiftness.

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 192 In the form of their heads and teeth the agamas resemble the common lizards, but differ in the imbricated scales which cover their tails.

1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 85 The Agamas [are] a group of Lizards which have been appropriately termed the Iguanas of the Old World.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 824/1 As a rule the Iguanids and Varans are as bright as the Agamas are dull.

1955 G. Cansdale Reptiles W. Afr. iv. 66 At night the Agamas sleep communally in big roosts.

2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 261 The brightly coloured rock agamas [are] typically seen performing vigorous push-ups on sunny rocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agama
释义	agaman. Brit. /ˈaɡəmə/, /əˈɡɑːmə/, U.S. /əˈɡeɪmə/, /ˈæɡəmə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Agama. Etymology: < scientific Latin Agama, genus name ( F. M. Daudin Hist. nat. des reptiles (1802) III. 333, after earlier use as a specific name by Linnaeus (in Lacerta agama; Systema naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 207)), apparently < a West African language (compare Ewe āgáma, Adangme agama chameleon). With use in South America compare Sranan agama, Ndyuka ángama, both denoting kinds of lizard. Compare French agame (F. M. Daudin 1802 in the source cited above).An alternative etymology ( < ancient Greek ἄγαμος unmarried: see agamous adj.) is suggested by Cuvier (1817), who also points out that, if so, the motivation is unclear. Any of various diurnal insectivorous lizards belonging (or formerly belonging) to the genus Agama (family Agamidae), which is now restricted to Africa and other warm regions of the Old World, but which originally included similar American forms now placed in the family Iguanidae; esp. the common A. agama of Africa. Also more widely: = agamid n.There is some confusion in early works between Old and New World forms, perhaps partly because Linnaeus erroneously stated that his Lacerta agama inhabits ‘America’. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Agamidae (dragon lizards) > genus Agama agama1796 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xvii. 19 In the camp I saw two remarkable lizards, the one called the devil of the woods, and the other agama, in this country. 1823 S. H. Long et al. Exped. to Rocky Mountains III. viii. 117 A beautiful species of lizard (agama), is occasionally met with in this territory. It runs with great swiftness. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 192 In the form of their heads and teeth the agamas resemble the common lizards, but differ in the imbricated scales which cover their tails. 1863 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) III. 85 The Agamas [are] a group of Lizards which have been appropriately termed the Iguanas of the Old World. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 824/1 As a rule the Iguanids and Varans are as bright as the Agamas are dull. 1955 G. Cansdale Reptiles W. Afr. iv. 66 At night the Agamas sleep communally in big roosts. 2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 261 The brightly coloured rock agamas [are] typically seen performing vigorous push-ups on sunny rocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1796
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