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Old-World lizard
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agama
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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] ||
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Agama (="unmarried") is both the genus name of a group of small, long-tailed, insectivorous Old World lizards as well as a common name for these lizards. The genus Agama is composed of at least 37 species found across Africa , where they are the most common ...
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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.