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tei•id  (tēid),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesany of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.

adj. 
  1. Reptilesbelonging or pertaining to the Teiidae.
  • Tupi tejú, teyú) + -idae -id2
  • Portuguese tejú lizard of the genus Tupinambis
  • Neo-Latin Teiidae, equivalent. to Tei(us) genus name (
  • 1955–60


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