ˌzenəˈsȯrəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Xenosaurus, type genus (from xen- + -saurus ) + -idae
: a monotypic family of slender-bodied Mexican lizards that is held to be intermediate between Iguanidae and Anguidae and comprises forms with the upper surface covered with minute granules and tubercles