American Lizard With A Spiny Crested Back Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
	39%	11		A large tropical American lizard with a spiny crest along the back
	noun • type genus of the Iguanidae
	39%	14		The glass lizard is sometimes called a 'snake lizard' due to its lizard-like appearance and snake-like behavior
	noun • a family of lizards including slowworms, glass lizards and alligator lizards (Anguidae)

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The Guardian Quick03 Dec 2005	Across 8
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