teiid

noun

te·​iid ˈtē-əd  ˈtī- 

: any of a family (Teiidae) of mostly tropical American lizards (such as the racerunner) with an elongate forked tongue

teiid adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Teiidae, from Teius, genus of lizards, from Portuguese teiú, the lizard Tupinambis teguixim, from Tupi tejú

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above