Teguexin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Teguexin \Te*guex"in\, n. (Zool.)
     A large South American lizard ({Tejus teguexin}). It becomes
     three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with
     yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits,
     insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely
     allied species {Tejus rufescens} is called {red teguexin}.


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