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horned lizard

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She also was once asked by a youngster whether horned lizards really spit blood out of their eyes. Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio Zoo using actors to educate visitors about its animals," 5 July 2019 Texas tortoises, indigo snake, Texas horned lizards – are found few other places. Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Behold the untamed splendor of South Texas," 4 May 2018 When threatened, the horned lizard of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico can shoot arcs of blood from their eye sockets. Liz Langley, National Geographic, "See the Lizard That Shoots Blood From Its Eyes," 23 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of horned lizard

1806, in the meaning defined above

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