English Dictionary

frilled lizard

名詞

The lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii, native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea, which has a large contractile membranous frill around its neck that usually stays folded against its body but is extended in territorial and courtship display.

日本語の意味

オーストラリア北部やニューギニア南部に生息する、首に大きな伸縮性の膜状の襞（フリル）を持つトカゲ。普段はこの襞は体に折りたたまれているが、縄張り主張や求愛行動の際に広がる。

Watching the frilled lizard flare its neck in a sudden display, the tourists froze in astonishment.

観光客たちは、首の周りにある大きな膜状のフリルを突然広げるエリマキトカゲ（学名Chlamydosaurus kingii）を見て、呆然と立ちすくんだ。

意味（1）

The lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii, native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea, which has a large contractile membranous frill around its neck that usually stays folded against its body but is extended in territorial and courtship display.

frilled lizards （ plural ）