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horned lizard

Any of several lizards of the genus Phrynosoma of western North America and Central America, having hornlike projections on the head, a spiny flattened body, and a short tail. Also called horned toad.

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horned lizard - insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America

horned toad, horny frog

iguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males

genus Phrynosoma, Phrynosoma - horned lizards

Phrynosoma cornutum, Texas horned lizard - of arid and semiarid open country

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