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)

Thesaurus

Noun

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

Translations

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.

horned toad

noun

Synonyms for horned toad

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

Synonyms

horned lizard
horny frog

Related Words

iguanid
iguanid lizard
genus Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma cornutum
Texas horned lizard

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