Crossword-Solution: LAGARTO 7 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 8

When that ugly crocodile of the New World was first seen by the Spanish discoverers, they called it, with a true insight into its species, 'el lagarto,' _the_ lizard, as being the largest of that lizard species to which it belonged, or sometimes 'el lagarto de las Indias,' the Indian lizard.

The lagarto destitute of hinder extremities is perhaps a species of Siren, different from the Siren lacertina of Carolina.

Trees and vines barren of fruit, streams where a huge horny lizard ate all the fish--El Lagarto he was called by the discoverers,--no grain or cattle which might be taken by stealth--this was the realm into which they had been exiled.

With your permission, Pépe el Lagarto will remain here until the Lady Adelina is able to proceed, when he will guide us to the place where the car is concealed." Dick led the way back to the Brundage kitchen, where he made this strange servant sit down, and set before him half a tumbler of rum.

Cacaoeiro _Tournefortia_ (various kinds) Herva de Lagarto (M.) _Vanilla_ (three kinds) Baunilha (M.) _Vitex Montevidensis_ Cham.