Uma
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A small desert lizard with fringed toes that helps it run on sand
- noun
- Specialized
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Uma
- The Uma uses its fringed toes to move quickly across loose sand dunes.
Examples
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Desert researchers often encounter the shy Uma while studying sandy habitats in the American Southwest.
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Biologists are concerned about the declining habitat of the threatened Uma population.
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Look at that Uma!
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I saw a Uma in the desert yesterday.
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Desert researchers often encounter the shy Uma while studying sandy habitats in the American Southwest.
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Biologists are concerned about the declining habitat of the threatened Uma population.
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The Uma uses its fringed toes to move quickly across loose sand dunes.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Uma is the scientific genus name for small North American lizards with fringed toes; a helpful way to remember it is to picture a quick desert lizard running across 'sand'.