Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several large swift teiid lizards of the genus Tupinambis of Central and South America, usually having black and yellow, white, or red markings.
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- noun A South American
lizard of the genus Tupinambis, which is sometimes kept as a pet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a city in southeastern South Korea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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An exotic lizard called a tegu is a 4-foot-long reptile from Argentina.
WBBH - News 2010
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The shop was either displaying them (presumably under the same youthful impulse to be cool that made me buy a tegu, one of the world's most hostile lizards - sorry, another story) or they were selling them.
Archive 2009-06-01 Heather McDougal 2009
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A gruesome article, in the vein of the tegu store people, from the oh-so-reliable Sun tabloid where, of all the poisonous species in a man's home, the Widow takes the rap.
Archive 2009-06-01 Heather McDougal 2009
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A gruesome article, in the vein of the tegu store people, from the oh-so-reliable Sun tabloid where, of all the poisonous species in a man's home, the Widow takes the rap.
Ze Widow, She Is Black Heather McDougal 2009
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The shop was either displaying them (presumably under the same youthful impulse to be cool that made me buy a tegu, one of the world's most hostile lizards - sorry, another story) or they were selling them.
Ze Widow, She Is Black Heather McDougal 2009
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Kuna filmi DVD viibis meie kodus vaid paar veebruaripäeva ning kuna tegu on n-ö tudengifilmiga, siis rohkem ma tegijatest ei teagi.
Rändaja (2010) Ulmeguru 2010
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Ameeriklased mõtlesid pisut teist teed minna, sest tegu on praktiliselt eraldiseisva romaaniga ning seetõttu loodeti seeläbi ka autorile uusi lugejaid juurde võita.
Kuidas USA-s romaanile kaanepilti tehakse Ulmeguru 2010
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«Katsed nimetada saart» toimub Lugemisaasta 2010 raames ning tegu on neljanda konverentsiga sarjast «Etüüde nüüdiskultuurist».
Katsed nimetada saart: Konverents Eesti fantastikakriitika hetkeseisust Ulmeguru 2010
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Sellist filmi on keeruline hinnata, sest tegu on lõputööga ning tõenäoliselt seda tehes mõeldigi eelkõige vaid hindamiskomisjoni peale.
Rändaja (2010) Ulmeguru 2010
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Eks osaliselt ole siin tegu ka isikuliste vajakajäämistega, sest hindan ka filmides eelkõige lugu ja selle esituse oskust ning seetõttu jätavad n-ö õuduse uuemad lained mind suhteliselt loksutamata.
Kolmas päev HÕFF-il Ulmeguru 2010
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