Definition of Phrynosoma

1. Noun. Horned lizards.

Exact synonyms: Genus Phrynosoma
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Family Iguania, Family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae
Member holonyms: Horned Lizard, Horned Toad, Horny Frog

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrynosoma

Photoshoppers
Photostat
Photostat machine
Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Phragmipedium
Phragmites
Phragmites communis
Phrygia
Phrygian
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian deity
Phrygian mode
Phrygians
Phryne
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma cornutum
Phthiriidae
Phthirius
Phthirus
Phthorimaea
Phthorimaea operculella
Phuket
Phunababa
Phycomycetes group
Phyllidae
Phyllis
Phyllitis

Literary usage of Phrynosoma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"phrynosoma cornutum GRAY Griffith's Animal Kingdom, Syn. Rept., 1831, p. 9. ... TYPE LOCALITY: State of Sonora, Mexico, not far from boundary phrynosoma ..."

2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"... sun and must be sought on the shady sides of the granite, into whose crevices it quickly disappears when approached too closely. Genus 13. phrynosoma. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"phrynosoma chiefly enjoys a dust heap, where with tail and feet flirting the warm ... The food of phrynosoma always consists of live animals—spiders, ..."

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