Lizard Definition

lĭzərd
lizards
noun
lizards
Any of a suborder (Sauria, order Squamata) of reptiles characterized typically by a long slender body and tail, scaly skin, and four legs: most species live in hot, dry regions, as the gecko, horned toad, chameleon, and iguana.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar reptiles or other animals, as alligators or salamanders.
Webster's New World
Leather made from the skin of one of these reptiles.
American Heritage

(colloquial) An unctuous person.

Wiktionary
(colloquial) A coward.
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Other Word Forms of Lizard

Noun

Singular:
lizard
Plural:
lizards

Origin of Lizard

  • From Anglo-Norman lusard, from Old French lesard (French: lézard), from Latin lacertus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French lesarde from Latin lacertus, lacerta

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lizard Sentence Examples

  • The brilliantly coloured red and blue lizard (Agama colonorum) is found in the coast region of eastern Liberia.

  • The other lizard is one which most appropriately has.

  • There have also been discovered the remains of a species of swan belonging to the South American genus Chenopis, and of the tuatara (Hatteria) lizard, the unique species of an ancient family now surviving only in New Zealand.

  • This lizard is oviparous.

  • The two leading ships had not seen each other for 70 days and met off the Lizard, from which point they ran a neck-and-neck race before a strong westerly wind, with every rag of canvas set.

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Words Starting With

LLILIZ

Words Ending With

DRDARD

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Words Starting With L and Ending With D

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With D