Definitions
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- noun large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food
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Examples
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The teju lizard Tupinambis teguxim, was introduced to feed on the rats, but prefers other prey such as the eggs and young of birds and turtles.
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Two species of lizards occur on the island, mabuia (Mabuya maculata), which is endemic and teju (Tupinambis teguxim), which was introduced to control rat populations, but prefers prey such as the eggs and the young of birds and turtles.
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