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whiptail

[ hwip-teyl, wip- ]

noun

  1. any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
  2. any of various other whip-tailed animals, as the whipscorpion.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of whiptail1

First recorded in 1765–75; whip + tail 1
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For instance, a new study shows the rare Colorado checkered whiptail lizard stress-eats in response to noise.

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Species such as the Blainville’s horned lizard and the whiptail lizard live on high ridgelines on the western side of the park.

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The mix would likely include blacktip reef sharks, whiptail rays, small fusilier fish and brilliant tang fish, said Tim Carpenter, the aquarium’s curator of fish and invertebrates.

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Among the finds were 124 species and eight subspecies believed to be new to science, like the spiny rat, whiptail lizard and orchid below.

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At one of the traps, as Rachael reaches in to remove a whiptail lizard, it runs up her arm and away.

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