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PRONUNCIATION OF TEGU

tegu  [ˈtɛɡʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEGU

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Tegu is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TEGU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tegu

Tegu

A Tegu is any of a number of lizards that belong to the Teiidae family. Tegus are native to Central and South America, occupy a variety of habitats, and are known for their large size and predatory habits. Some species are of economic importance as food and pets. Some have become invasive species in regions of south Florida. Though they resemble monitor lizards, they are only distantly related, with the similarities a result of convergent evolution. Not all lizards known as tegus belong to the same genus. The word Tegu may refer to the following genera: ▪ Callopistes: "Dwarf Tegus" ▪ Crocodilurus: "Crocodile Tegu" ▪ Dicrodon: "Desert Tegus" ▪ Dracaena: "Caiman Lizards", AKA: "Caiman Tegus" ▪ Tupinambis: "Giant Tegus"...

Definition of tegu in the English dictionary

The definition of tegu in the dictionary is a large lizard of the genus Tupinambis, native to South America.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEGU

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tefillah
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TEFL
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tegmen
tegmental
tegmentum
tegmina
tegminal
tegua
Tegucigalpa
tegula
tegular
tegularly
tegulated
tegument
tegumental
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WORDS THAT END LIKE TEGU

Enugu
fugu
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kagu
kekerengu
Montagu
mzungu
Pegu
Taegu
Telegu
Telugu
umlungu
Zipangu

Synonyms and antonyms of tegu in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tegu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEGU

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Translator English - Chinese

特固
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tegu
570 millions of speakers

English

tegu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tegu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tegu
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тегу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teiú
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তে গু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tegu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tegu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tegu
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tegu
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tegu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tegu
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेगु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tegu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tegu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tegu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тегу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tegu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

tegu
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Tegu
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Tegu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tegu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tegu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEGU»

The term «tegu» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.021 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEGU» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tegu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEGU»

Discover the use of tegu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tegu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Monitors, Tegus, and Related Lizards: Everything about ...
Red tegu adults, T rufescens, are variably colored. In general, they are black lizards with profuse-to-sparse light markings. The light areas may be just on the reddish side of white or actually quite a bright red. Adult males are usually a much ...
Richard D. Bartlett, 1996
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Loading Mechanics in Femora of Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma ...
from stress data for turtles (13.9: Butcher and Blob, 2008) and more than twice stressbased estimates for alligators and iguanas (6.7-8.0: Blob and Biewener, 2001), though bending safety factors determined from the fastest tegu are much ...
Kathryn Megan Wright, 2008
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Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification ...
Trade Name(s): Common Tegu, Black and Yellow Tegu, Colombian Tegu. Family & Scientific Name: Tei- idae; Tupinambis teguixin. Identifying Features: Large- headed, shiny-scaled, and huge, this, the most commonly seen of the tegus, ...
Patricia Bartlett, Billy Griswold, Richard D. Bartlett, 2001
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Lizard Care from A to Z: From Anoles to Zonosaurs
Black and White Tegus and Red Tegus Description: The black and white, 7. merianae, and the red tegu, T. rufesceus, hibernate throughout their range. Of the tegus, it is the black and white (colored as its name suggests) and the red (black  ...
Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Bartlett, 2008
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Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity
Needless to say, Argentina and Paraguay must have had a lot of tegus, and a lot of tegu habitat, to sustain such a harvest level. Trade also occurs in Bolivia and parts of Brazil. Harvested for food on the beaches where it lives and popular in ...
Eric R. Pianka, Laurie J. Vitt, 2006
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Iguana Invasion!: Exotic Pets Gone Wild in Florida
... species of these large and scary looking lizards are brought from South America to the U.S. to be sold as pets. Popular with the pet trade are the Red Tegu (Tupinambis rufescens), the Argentine Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis merianae) ...
Virginia Aronson, Allyn Szejko, 2010
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A new account of the East Indies: being the observations and ...
tury, the Siamer invaded the Dominions of Tegu, and conquered all to the Southward of Martavan, taking in the Provinces of Tanacerin and Ligore, who were Tributaries to Tegu, and retains them still in his Possession. The King of Tegu finding ...
Alexander Hamilton, 1727
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Blue Tegu
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Comparative Phonology and Morphology of the Baltic Languages
Latv. parauj vinu Jupis 'may the Devil take him'). But in modern Lithuanian generally the particle te-, tégu- (tegu-), tégul- (tegul-) is prefixed to this indicative form; this te- is identical with te- 'Only' (cf. Pr. ter 'only') and is stressed (at least in the ...
Janís Endzelíns, 1971
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
... Euspondylus Squamata - Teiidae e Sun Tegus 3452 Euspondylus acutirostris Squamata - Teiidae e Sharp-snouted Sun Tegu 3453 Euspondylus ampuedae Squamata - Teiidae e Lancini's Sun Tegu 3454 Euspondylus guentheri Squamata ...
Murray Wrobel, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEGU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tegu is used in the context of the following news items.
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Slither over pythons — tegus population growing rapidly
The tegus is such an invasive species that scientists are now saying they are a worse problem than the pythons. This native of Argentina is an exotic black and ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
2
Tegus on list of Sunshine State's most aggressive invasive species
This month, a two-foot tegu identified as No. 1125 scampered through a bramble of thick sawgrass in the southern Everglades, a tiny backpack carrying a GPS ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Orange Park man chased by Argentine tegu lizard
For the past year, the Argentine tegu has become a concern among state conservationists. The lizard is not indigenous to Florida, and has quickly made the list ... «First Coast News, Apr 15»
4
Zilla the Tegu Lizard Reunites With Owner in Riverside County
Roberto Robles, of Bloomington, was reunited with his exotic tegu lizard Zilla on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The "plump" pet went missing Sunday, March 22, ... «NBC Southern California, Mar 15»
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Exotic Tegu Lizard Awaits Reunion With Owner in Riverside County
Fontana police are hoping the owner of this tegu lizard will come forward. The lizard was found wandering in a yard on Sunday, March 22, 2015. (Published ... «NBC Southern California, Mar 15»
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Police Seek Owner Of Tegu Lizard Found In Yard Of Fontana Home
FONTANA (CBSLA.com) — Police sought the public's help Monday to locate the owner of a Tegu lizard that was found in the front yard of a residence in Fontana ... «CBS Local, Mar 15»
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Build Yourself Some Bots With Tegu's Magnetic Wooden Blocks
Some would say simple building blocks didn't need improving, but Tegu's idea to add hidden magnets to help hold creations together was genius. And while ... «Gizmodo, Dec 14»
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A Lizard Interloper Presents Challenge in Florida
Wiping her brow in the 91-degree Florida heat, she attached a cloth bag to the end of the cage and then carefully opened it, shooing the tegu inside. «New York Times, Aug 14»
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Wildlife officers working to trap invasive tegu lizards
The tegus that are on the loose are apparently pets that have escaped or were released into the wild when people no longer wanted them. A hatchling tegu ... «MyFox Tampa Bay, Jul 14»
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Wildlife officials ready to round up menacing tegu lizards (video)
But the tegu lizard, with its forked tongue and fierce appetite for native species, is a growing pest that might be on the verge of rivaling the python as the state's ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 14»

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