agama Zool.
(ˈægəmə)
[ad. native Caribbean name.]
A genus of lizards, giving its name to one of the families of the Saurian Reptiles; popularly applied to one species in the British West Indies.
| 1817 Blackw. Mag. I. 187 The second order comprehends crocodiles..agamas, stellios, chameleons. 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. |