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horned toad

DEFINITIONS OF: horned toad

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

Synonyms:
horned lizard, horny frog
Types:
Phrynosoma cornutum, Texas horned lizard
of arid and semiarid open country
Type of:
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
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