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• noun (Context 1)
Any of several ground-dwelling, primarily herbivorous lizards, particularly those of the genus Uromastyx, native to the arid and desert regions of North Africa and the Middle East, distinguished by their thick, muscular tails covered in whorls of hard spikes.
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"When threatened by a predator, the uromastyx often retreats into its burrow, leaving only its armored tail exposed to block the entrance."
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