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blue-tongued lizard

American  
[bloo-tuhngd] / ˈbluˌtʌŋd /

noun

  1. a large Australian lizard, Tiliqua scincoides, characterized by having a cobalt-blue tongue.

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The 64th running of the race included close encounters with a wallaby and a blue-tongued lizard before a wild echidna entered the track during lap 105.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

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