Any of a number of fast-moving active lizards with longitudinal markings and a pointed snout.
行走迅速的蜥蜴，尤指
('desert racerunner') an East European lizard (Eremias arguta, family Lacertidae).
an American lizard (genus Cnemidophorus, family Teiidae).
Example sentencesExamples
Making my way down a trail through rosemary scrub in Florida's central sandhills, I surprised a six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, so named for the lines that run the length of its body) basking in a wheel rut.
Definition of racerunner in US English:
racerunner
nounˈrāsˌrənər
Any of a number of fast-moving active lizards with longitudinal markings and a pointed snout.
行走迅速的蜥蜴，尤指
an American lizard (genus Cnemidophorus, family Teiidae)
Example sentencesExamples
Making my way down a trail through rosemary scrub in Florida's central sandhills, I surprised a six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, so named for the lines that run the length of its body) basking in a wheel rut.