horned toad

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horned toad

See horned lizard.

horned toad, lizard

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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)

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Noun

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

horned lizard, 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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horned toad

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