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basilisk lizard en · NOUN

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1. A tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus.
   • My first impression was that the behavior was identical to that of Central American basilisk lizards (Basiliscus) or the South American lizard Uranoscodon, both of which run across water when approached. 2006, Eric R. Pianka, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity, page 73:

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