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Old World lizard
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agama
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Agama is a term for scriptures in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism: Āgama (Buddhism) Āgama (Jainism) Āgama (Hinduism) The corresponding adjective is Agamic . Agama can also refer to: Agama (lizard) , common name for lizards in the Agamidae family Religion ...
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n. small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
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Agama \Ag"a*ma\ ([a^]g"[.a]*m[.a]), n.; pl. Agamas ([a^]g"[.a]*m[.a]z). [From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of agama.
Tripitaka of Buddhism, the Agama of Hinduism, the Zend-Avesta of Zoroastrianism, and the Veda of Brahmanism.
The Agamas are Sutras of the hinayana, divided, according to Eitel, pp.