frilled lizard

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noun

a medium-sized Australian lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingi, having a large, cloaklike flap of skin on the neck that stiffens during courtship or threat displays, forming a wide ruff.

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Origin of frilled lizard

First recorded in 1860–65; frill + -ed³

Words nearby frilled lizard

Frigid Zone, frigorific, frijol, frijoles refritos, frill, frilled lizard, frilling, frill-necked lizard, frilly, Frimaire, Friml

Example sentences from the Web for frilled lizard

Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.
U.S. Spies Say They Tracked ‘Sony Hackers’ For Years|Shane Harris|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And some members of the Lizard Squad are now claiming that they were never trying to poison the network.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a lot of residual concern that Lizard Squad was able to get even this far.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the Lizard Squad was able to get one thing done: Piss off Anonymous, the best known of the hacktivist collectives.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It almost makes you wonder if Lizard Squad did this just to annoy Anonymous and the other earnest champions of privacy.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The woman reminds one of a red lizard—a salamander—her “svelte” body seemingly boneless in its gown of clinging scales.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
Respecting this remarkable Lizard, Mr. Cunningham's journal contains the following remarks.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
I should have been in her fond embrace—now I shared the company of the rat, the lizard, and the scorpion.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
They were defensive, anti-personal weapons to be employed as he had done against the lizard in the arena.
Star Born|Andre Norton
The man turned his head quickly; the lizard dodged under the rail; and old Kate awoke with a start.
The Shepherd of the Hills|Harold Bell Wright

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