Salipenter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsælɪˈpɛntə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Salipenter is a noun meaning (Guyana) A tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin).
Meaning
(Guyana) A tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin).
Example Sentences
A large land-lizard, called the Salempenta, or Salipanta, is likewise common, and is said to destroy fowls.
A species of the polecat, and another of the fox, are destructive to the Indian's poultry; while the opossum, the guana, and salempenta, afford him a delicious morsel.
Lizards usually have white flesh, tasting more like fowl than anything else. The Salempenta lizard of Guiana, which is amphibious and unpleasant to behold, is a favourite dish of the Indians.
How far foxes, ocelots, hawks, yellow-tail and other snakes, and salempentas, contribute towards keeping down rats by destroying them for food is not easily determined. That the last named is an excellent ratter, I know from actual observation.
Word Forms
- salipenters
- salempenta
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include teguexin, tataupa, banxring, tody, jacuaru, teguline.
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