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Chlamydosaurus

Chlamydosaurus

9.9
A large lizard from Australia and New Guinea with a loose fold of skin around its neck
  • noun
  • /kləˌmɪdəˈsɔrəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The Chlamydosaurus is famous for its frill, which it displays to scare off predators.

Examples

  • Scientists have observed the Chlamydosaurus using its frill during mating displays as well.

  • A Chlamydosaurus can be seen basking in the sun on a tree trunk in northern Australia.

  • The Chlamydosaurus can be found in the forests of Australia.

  • Many people enjoy watching the Chlamydosaurus display its frill.

  • A Chlamydosaurus can be seen basking in the sun on a tree trunk in northern Australia.

  • Scientists have observed the Chlamydosaurus using its frill during mating displays.

  • The Chlamydosaurus is famous for its frill, which it displays to scare off predators.

Synonyms

frilled lizard
vsChlamydosaurus
  • Australian
8.9

A large Australian lizard that lives in trees, eats insects, and opens the skin around its neck to scare animals

is the scientific genus name for the same animals rather than the common name

Compounds

Chlamydosaurus kingi
  • Specialized
9.9

A large Australian tree lizard that uses a neck frill to scare animals or attract mates

Surface Forms

Chlamydosaurus singular
Chlamydosauruses plural

Morphology

Chlamydosaurus = chlamyd + saurus

A technical scientific name composed of classical combining forms that are not productive or recognizable to most learners, so the meaning cannot be derived from familiar English morphemes.

Etymology

The word Chlamydosaurus comes from Greek parts chlamyd- 'cloak' and -saurus 'lizard'. So it literally means a 'cloak-lizard' because this animal has a big frill that opens like a cloak around its neck, and -saurus is the same 'lizard' you see in dinosaur.