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mastigure

/ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/

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From translingual Mastigurus (“genus Uromastyx”), from Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “a scourge, a whip”) + οὐρά (ourá, “a tail”). Compare Uromastyx. By surface analysis, mastigo- + -ure (“tail”).

noun mastigures

Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

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@misc{mastigure_2026,
  title = {mastigure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mastigure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}