Definitions for teiids

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teiids tei·id

Spelling: [tee-id]

IPA: /ˈti ɪd/

Teiids is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in teiids (deiist).

Definitions for teiids

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

1. belonging or pertaining to the Teiidae.

Origin of teiids

1955-60; New Latin Teiidae, equivalent to Tei(us) genus name (Portuguese tejú lizard of the genus Tupinambis Tupi tejú, teyú) + -idae -id²

Examples for teiids

From the observations made by Peters (1954:28), this snake is diurnal and feeds on teiid lizards.

Variation, distribution, and ecology of the Mexican teiid lizard Cnemidophorus calidipes.