# agama

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #96,721

## Definitions
1. Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.

## Etymology
From Sranan Tongo agama (“lizard”), from a Gbe language; compare Ewe agama (“chameleon”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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