agamid Zool.
(ˈægəmɪd)
[f. mod.L. Agamidæ: see agama, -id3.]
A lizard of the family Agamidæ. Also as adj.
| 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1934 Geogr. Jrnl. Nov. 393 The agamid lizard, Phryncephalus theobaldi. 1958 C. H. Pope Reptiles round the World 175 Africa has a few monitors and some agamids. 1959 New Biol. XXX. 79 Three related families of lizards, the iguanids, agamids, and chamaeleons. |