zonure

English

Etymology

From translingual Zonurus, from zon- (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”) + -urus (“-tailed”), from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Noun

zonure (plural zonures)

1. Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus Zonurus (now Smaug), common in rocky environments.

References

• Smaug (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Smaug on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Smaug on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Noun

zonure m (plural zonures)

1. zonure

Further reading

• “zonure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.