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Definition of Lizard

1. Noun. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail.

2. Noun. A man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him.

Definition of Lizard

1. n. Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.

Definition of Lizard

1. Noun. Any reptile of the order Squamata, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail. ¹

2. Noun. (chiefly in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles. ¹

3. Noun. (colloquial) An unctuous person. ¹

4. Noun. (colloquial) A coward. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lizard

1. any of a suborder of reptiles [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lizard

1. 1. Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria. most lizards have an elongated body, with four legs, and a long tail; but there are some without legs, and some with a short, thick tail. Most have scales, but some are naked; most have eyelids, but some do not. The tongue is varied in form and structure. In some it is forked, in others, as the chameleons, club-shaped, and very extensible. See Amphisbaena, Chameleon, Gecko, Gila monster, Horned toad, Iguana, and Dragon. 2. A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. 3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. Lizard fish, a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, used for ornamental purposes. Origin: OE. Lesarde, OF. Lesarde, F. Lezard, L. Lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lizard

lixivia lixivial lixiviant lixiviants lixiviate lixiviated lixiviates lixiviating lixiviation lixiviations

lixivious lixivited lixivium lixiviums liza lizard (current term) lizard's-tail lizard's-tail family lizard's tail lizard's tails

lizard orchid lizardfish lizardfishes lizardite lizardites lizardlike lizardly lizardman lizardmen lizards

Literary usage of Lizard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1890)
"The road to lizard Town calls for no special remark. ... Tourists usually proceed direct from Helston to lizard Town, and make the latter the centre of ..."

2. Inheritance in Canaries by Charles Benedict Davenport (1908)
"The light tip may be either yellow (jonque) as in the "Gold lizard" or ... A second characteristic of the lizard is a light area or "cap" on top of the head ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"So intent was the snake upon mastering the lizard, that it paid no attention to me, ... Several times the pursued lizard and the chasing snake passed ..."

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