frill-necked lizard

noun

1. a large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingi , having an erectile fold of skin around the neck: family Agamidae (agamas) Also calledfrilled lizard

Example Sentences

The expression on his face is like he’s showing me a frill-necked lizard or a leafy seadragon, not a plain old hunk of nothing.

From Literature

The film credits read like a register of Australian acting greats: Roxburgh is joined by Deborah Mailman as Blinky’s mum, David Wenham plays Jacko the wacky frill-necked lizard, Toni Collette has a lot of fun voice acting emus Cheryl and Beryl, Barry Humphries is Wombo the imaginative Wombat and Robin McLeavy plays Blinky’s new friend Nutsy.

From The Guardian

Among the ‘climber’ group, the Frill-necked lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii had lower outer curvature than expected.

From Scientific American