teguexin

English

Etymology

From Nahuatl tecoixin (“lizard”); compare tegu.

Noun

teguexin (plural teguexins)

1. A large South American lizard with yellowish spots; a gold tegu.

References

• “teguexin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.