lizard
Americannoun
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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.
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any of various reptiles resembling a lizard, as a dinosaur or crocodile.
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leather made from the skin of the lizard, used for shoes, purses, etc.
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Astronomy. Lizard, the constellation Lacerta.
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Older Slang, lounge lizard.
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Nautical. a pennant used as a leader for running rigging, having a thimble or bull's-eye.
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The Lizard. Lizard Head.
noun
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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
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leather made from the skin of such an animal
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( as modifier )
a lizard handbag
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Etymology
Origin of lizard
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English liserd, variant of lesard(e), from Middle French lesarde, from Latin lacerta
Example Sentences
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“I’m not leaving here until I win one of those green lizards. Did you see it? The one with the row of spikes down its back, that’s as tall as me?”
From Literature
The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.
From Los Angeles Times
Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.
From Los Angeles Times
The pattern holds whether scientists are testing how fast lizards run on a treadmill, measuring how sharks swim in the ocean, or tracking how quickly bacterial cells divide.
From Science Daily
Chan is a herpetologist, meaning he studies amphibians and reptiles such as frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes.
From Science Daily
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