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lizard

[ liz-erd ]

noun

  1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing species.
  2. any of various reptiles resembling a lizard, as a dinosaur or crocodile.
  3. leather made from the skin of the lizard, used for shoes, purses, etc.
  4. Lizard, Astronomy. the constellation Lacerta.
  5. Older Slang, lounge lizard.
  6. Nautical. a pennant used as a leader for running rigging, having a thimble or bull's-eye.
  7. The Lizard. Lizard Head.


Lizard

1

/ ˈlɪzəd /

noun

  1. the Lizard
    a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain Also known asLizard Headthe Lizard Peninsula
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


lizard

2

/ ˈlɪzəd /

noun

  1. any reptile of the suborder Lacertilia (or Sauria ), esp those of the family Lacertidae (Old World lizards), typically having an elongated body, four limbs, and a long tail: includes the geckos, iguanas, chameleons, monitors, and slow worms lacertiliansaurian
    1. leather made from the skin of such an animal
    2. ( as modifier )

      a lizard handbag

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lizard1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English liserd, variant of lesard(e), from Middle French lesarde, from Latin lacerta
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lizard1

C14: via Old French from Latin lacerta
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Example Sentences

They are more likely to bite lizards called skinks, which are poor transmitters of the bacteria, researchers report January 28 in PLOS Biology.

At night, the lizards retreat upward, gripping blades of grass or other plants for safety.

The animal was a mosasaur, an extinct, marine reptile related to snakes and monitor lizards.

In 1971, paleontologist Robert Bakker argued for a landbound dinosaur, based on the resemblance of its nostrils to those of terrestrial lizards.

Until recently, it wasn’t clear where monitor lizards lay their eggs.

Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.

And some members of the Lizard Squad are now claiming that they were never trying to poison the network.

There is a lot of residual concern that Lizard Squad was able to get even this far.

But the Lizard Squad was able to get one thing done: Piss off Anonymous, the best known of the hacktivist collectives.

It almost makes you wonder if Lizard Squad did this just to annoy Anonymous and the other earnest champions of privacy.

The woman reminds one of a red lizard—a salamander—her “svelte” body seemingly boneless in its gown of clinging scales.

Respecting this remarkable Lizard, Mr. Cunningham's journal contains the following remarks.

I should have been in her fond embrace—now I shared the company of the rat, the lizard, and the scorpion.

They were defensive, anti-personal weapons to be employed as he had done against the lizard in the arena.

The man turned his head quickly; the lizard dodged under the rail; and old Kate awoke with a start.

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