Eumeces
noun
Eu·me·ces
yüˈmē(ˌ)sēz
: a large genus of cosmopolitan diurnal carnivorous lizards (family Scincidae) with opaque scaly eyelids and pterygoid teeth
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek eumēkēs tall, long, from eu- + -mēkēs (from mēkos length); akin to Greek makros long