flying lizard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flying lizard
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Flying dragons glide through the treetops using their colorful patagia, wing-like structures supported by their ribs, says Jim McGuire a flying lizard specialist at the University of California at Berkeley.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024
Like the modern flying lizard Draco from southeast Asia, they most likely wandered about on the ground and climbed trees in search of insect prey.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2024
The little flying lizard probably used its three-fingered hands to hunt and climb.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 10, 2021
This, in turn, puts the onus on Dany to prove her might without the firepower of a flying lizard to back her up.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2019
Dragon, drag′un, n. a fabulous winged serpent: the constellation Draco: a fierce person: the flying lizard of the East Indies.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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