'agamoid' originates from the Greek word 'agamos,' meaning 'unmarried' or 'without a mate,' combined with the suffix '-oid,' meaning 'resembling or like.'

'Agamos' transformed into the scientific term 'agamid,' referring to a family of lizards, and eventually became the modern English word 'agamoid' to describe something resembling these lizards.

Initially, it meant 'unmarried' or 'without a mate,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'resembling agamid lizards.'