teiid
te·iid
noun \ˈtē-əd, ˈtī-\Definition of TEIID
: any of a family (Teiidae) of mostly tropical American lizards (as the race runner) with an elongate forked tongue
— teiid adjective
Origin of TEIID
New Latin Teiidae, from Teius, genus of lizards, from Portuguese teiú, the lizard Tupinambis teguixim, from Tupi tejú
First Known Use: 1956
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