# mastigure

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
1. Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mastigure