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family xantusiidae

 

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Noun family xantusiidae has 1 sense
  1. Xantusiidae, family Xantusiidae - night lizards
    --1 is a kind of reptile family
    --1 is a member of Sauria, suborder Sauria, Lacertilia, suborder Lacertilia
    --1 has members: night lizard

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Family Xantusiidae

Description:

The family Xantusiidae is a group of small lizards commonly known as night lizards. They are found mainly in North and Central America.

Sense 1 (Noun):

A family of small lizards characterized by their ability to dwell in a nocturnal environment.

Example sentence: The family Xantusiidae consists of several nocturnal lizard species that can be found in the deserts of North America.

Sense 2 (Noun):

The evolutionary classification of reptiles comprising the genus Xantusia.

Example sentence: The family Xantusiidae belongs to the infraorder Scincomorpha and includes several subspecies of night lizards.

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