Teiid
noun
1.
any 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.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the Teiidae.
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