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AMBLYRHYNCHUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Amblyrhynchus mean?

• AMBLYRHYNCHUS (noun)
The noun AMBLYRHYNCHUS has 1 sense:

1. marine iguanas

Familiarity information: AMBLYRHYNCHUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• AMBLYRHYNCHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Amblyrhynchus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Marine iguanas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Amblyrhynchus; genus Amblyrhynchus

Hypernyms ("Amblyrhynchus" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Amblyrhynchus"):

Amblyrhynchus cristatus; marine iguana (shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands)

Holonyms ("Amblyrhynchus" is a member of...):

family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae (New World lizards)

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