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Cnemidophorus

noun
Cne·​mi·​doph·​o·​rus | \ ˌnēməˈdäfərəs\

Definition of Cnemidophorus

: a genus of American lizards of the family Teiidae — see race runner

History and Etymology for Cnemidophorus

New Latin, from Greek knēmidophoros wearing greaves, from knēmid-, knēmis greave + -phoros -phorous

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