horned toad

n. See horned lizard.

horned toad

horned lizard

n (Animals) any small insectivorous burrowing lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, inhabiting desert regions of America, having a flattened toadlike body covered with spines: family Iguanidae (iguanas)

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horned toad - insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North Americahorned lizard, horny frogiguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in malesgenus Phrynosoma, Phrynosoma - horned lizardsPhrynosoma cornutum, Texas horned lizard - of arid and semiarid open country

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horned toad

horned toad:

see horned lizardhorned lizard
or horned toad,
broad, flat-bodied lizards of the genus Phrynosoma, found in arid regions from extreme SW Canada to Guatemala. There are several species in the United States W of the Mississippi. The body is 3 to 5 in. (7.6 to 12.
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horned toad

[¦hȯrnd ′tōd] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for any of the lizards of the genus Phrynosoma; a reptile that resembles a toad but is less bulky.

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noun insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body

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