lizard
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.
any of various reptiles resembling a lizard, as a dinosaur or crocodile.
leather made from the skin of the lizard, used for shoes, purses, etc.
Lizard, Astronomy. the constellation Lacerta.
Older Slang, lounge lizard.
Nautical. a pennant used as a leader for running rigging, having a thimble or bull's-eye.
The Lizard. Lizard Head.
Origin of lizard
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How to use lizard in a sentence
They are more likely to bite lizards called skinks, which are poor transmitters of the bacteria, researchers report January 28 in PLOS Biology.
The animals that ticks bite in the U.S. South can impact Lyme disease spread | Aimee Cunningham | February 5, 2021 | Science NewsAt night, the lizards retreat upward, gripping blades of grass or other plants for safety.
A new chameleon species may be the world’s tiniest reptile | Jonathan Lambert | February 4, 2021 | Science NewsThe animal was a mosasaur, an extinct, marine reptile related to snakes and monitor lizards.
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other | Jake Buehler | February 2, 2021 | Science NewsIn 1971, paleontologist Robert Bakker argued for a landbound dinosaur, based on the resemblance of its nostrils to those of terrestrial lizards.
50 years ago, scientists made the case for a landlubbing Brontosaurus | Bethany Brookshire | January 29, 2021 | Science NewsUntil recently, it wasn’t clear where monitor lizards lay their eggs.
Monitor lizards’ huge burrow systems can shelter hundreds of small animals | Jake Buehler | January 19, 2021 | Science News
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 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithRespecting 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.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorThey were defensive, anti-personal weapons to be employed as he had done against the lizard in the arena.
Star Born | Andre NortonThe 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
British Dictionary definitions for lizard (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlɪzəd) /
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: Related adjectives: lacertilian, saurian
leather made from the skin of such an animal
(as modifier): a lizard handbag
Origin of lizard
1British Dictionary definitions for Lizard (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlɪzəd) /
the Lizard a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain: Also known as: Lizard Head, the Lizard Peninsula
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