noun
girdle-tailed lizard
Refers to lizards of the family Cordylidae, known for their armored appearance. Used in zoological contexts.
鎧蜥蜴は、その名の通り鎧のような鱗を持つ。
The girdle-tailed lizard, as its name suggests, has armor-like scales.
Compound of 鎧 (yoroi, 'armor') and 蜥蜴 (tokage, 'lizard'), describing its armored appearance.