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liz·ard L0212400 (lĭz′ərd)n.1. Any of numerous squamate reptiles often classified in the suborder Lacertilia, characteristically having a scaly elongated body with a tapering tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and external ear openings.2. Leather made from the skin of one of these reptiles.
[Middle English lesarde, lisard, from Old French lesarde, from Latin lacerta, of unknown origin.]lizard (ˈlɪzəd) n1. (Animals) 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. 2. (Zoology) 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. 3. (Tanning) a. leather made from the skin of such an animalb. (as modifier): a lizard handbag. [C14: via Old French from Latin lacerta]
Lizard (ˈlɪzəd) n (Placename) the Lizard a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain. Also known as: Lizard Head or the Lizard Peninsula liz•ard (ˈlɪz ərd)
n. 1. any scaly reptile of the suborder Lacertilia (Sauria), order Squamata, typically having a long body, long tail, and four legs, as the chameleon. 2. leather made from the skin of a lizard. 3. lounge lizard. 4. The Lizard, Lizard Head. [1350–1400; Middle English liserd, variant of lesard(e) < Middle French lesarde < Latin lacerta] liz·ard (lĭz′ərd) Any of numerous reptiles having a scaly, often slender body, a tapering tail, and usually four legs. Lizards typically have movable eyelids, unlike most other reptiles. The iguana and chameleon are lizards.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  lizard - relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tailsaurian - any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaursgecko - any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmlessiguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in malesworm lizard - a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tailnight lizard - small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live youngscincid, scincid lizard, skink - alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwideteiid, teiid lizard - tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tailagamid, agamid lizard - a lizard of the family Agamidaeanguid lizard - any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insectslegless lizard - degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizardsLanthanotus borneensis - a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneovenomous lizard - any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizardslacertid, lacertid lizard - Old World terrestrial lizardchamaeleon, chameleon - lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tonguemonitor lizard, varan, monitor - any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles | | 2. |  lizard - a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support himlounge lizardgigolo - a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman |
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adjectives lacertilian, saurian see reptilesTranslationslizard (ˈlizəd) noun any of several types of usually small, four-footed reptile. 蜥蜴 蜥蜴lizard
bleed the lizardvulgar slang To urinate, said of or by a male. After my third cup of coffee, I really had to go bleed the lizard.See also: bleed, lizardflat out like a lizard drinking1. adjective Very busy; preoccupied with many different things at once. Primarily heard in Australia. Sorry I couldn't make it to lunch today, I've been flat out like a lizard drinking all day. I've been flat out like a lizard drinking at work lately—I barely have time to see my kids anymore.2. adverb At the greatest possible speed, efficiency, or power. Primarily heard in Australia. We drove that car through town flat out like a lizard drinking. The whole team is working flat out like a lizard drinking to get this project finished on time.See also: drink, flat, like, lizard, outlot lizardslang A prostitute who primarily or solely solicits sexual services in parking lots used by truck drivers. Primarily heard in US. Like clockwork, the lot lizards start scoping out potential customers as soon as the sun sets.See also: lizard, lotlounge lizardA man who frequents bars and clubs in an attempt to meet women. Primarily heard in US. That dive bar is filled with nothing but troublemakers and lounge lizards.See also: lizard, loungeviviparous lizardA European species of lizard, so named because the females give birth to live young (as opposed to laying eggs). Today, we're going to study the viviparous lizard.See also: lizardlounge lizardA man interested in snaring a wealthy woman. The phrase was first heard after World War I, when it was applied to musicians who performed in supper clubs and kept an eye out for susceptible women of means. As the century progressed, a man didn't have to be a musician; any well-dressed predatory male earned that phrase. Some say “lizard” referred to reptile shoes that were popular footwear; other say the word applies to the men's low-life character. “Lounge lizard” is the male equivalent of “gold digger.”See also: lizard, loungelizard
lizard, a reptilereptile,
name for the dry-skinned, usually scaly, cold-blooded vertebrates (see Chordata) of the order Reptilia. Reptiles are found in a variety of habitats throughout the warm and temperate regions (except on some islands), with the greatest variety in the tropics.
..... Click the link for more information. of the order Squamata, which also includes the snakesnake,
common name for an elongated, limbless reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the xlizards. Most snakes live on the ground, but some are burrowers, arboreal, or aquatic; one group is exclusively marine. In temperate climates they hibernate.
..... Click the link for more information. . Lizards form the suborder Sauria, and there are over 3,000 lizard species distributed throughout the world (except for the polar regions), with the greatest number found in warm climates. They range in size from gecko species under 3-4 in. (2 cm) long to the 10-ft (3-m) Komodo dragon (see monitormonitor,
any of various, mostly tropical lizards. A monitor lizard has a heavy body, long head and neck, long tail that comes to a whiplike end, and strong legs with sharp claws. Its slender, forked tongue is protrusible. Monitors range in size from the 8-in.
..... Click the link for more information. ) of SE Asia. Lizards typically have four legs with five toes on each foot, although a few, such as the worm lizardworm lizard,
partially or entirely limbless burrowing lizard of the family Amphisbaenidae. All worm lizards lack hind limbs and most species lack forelimbs as well. Except for their size, they are very similar in appearance to earthworms, with cylindrical bodies ringed by
..... Click the link for more information. and the so-called glass snakeglass snake,
common name for the snakelike legless lizards of the genus Ophisaurus found in the S and central United States and in Eurasia. The shiny, scaled body is gray or greenish brown, sometimes striped above and whitish below.
..... Click the link for more information. , are limbless, retaining only internal vestiges of legs. Lizards are also distinguished from snakes by having ear openings, movable eyelids, and less flexible jaws. As in snakes, there is a chemosensory organ opening in the roof of the mouth. The tongue, which may be short and wide, slender and forked, or highly extendible, conveys particles from the environment to this organ. The skin of the lizard is scaly and in most species is molted in irregular patches. Members of several lizard families, notably the chameleonschameleon
, small- to medium-sized lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae. More than 150 species are found in sub-Saharan Africa, with a few in S Europe and S Asia. The so-called common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon, is found around the Mediterranean.
..... Click the link for more information. , undergo color changes under the influence of environmental and emotional stimuli. Many lizards are arboreal, and many terrestrial species are well adapted for climbing. They are often fast runners, some achieving speeds of over 15 mi (24 km) per hr. Some are adapted for burrowing. Most can swim and a few lead a semiaquatic existence, among them the single marine species, an iguanaiguana
, name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. The common iguana (Iguana iguana) is a tree-living, strictly vegetarian species found along streams from Mexico to N South America.
..... Click the link for more information. of the Galapagos Islands. Gliding forms, the flying dragonsflying dragon,
gliding lizard of the genus Draco, found in tropical forests of SE Asia. There are about 15 species. Most are about 8 in. (20 cm) long. On either side of the lizard's body are thin, winglike folds of skin supported by five to seven ribs that extend from the
..... Click the link for more information. , are found in the forests of SE Asia. The gila monstergila monster
, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, found in the deserts of the SW United States and NW Mexico. It averages 18 in. (45 cm) in length, with a large head, stout body, thick tail that acts as a food reservoir, and short legs with strong claws.
..... Click the link for more information. and the related beaded lizard of the North American deserts are the only known poisonous lizards; some other lizards, such as the lace monitor of Australia, produce a nonfatal venom. Despite folklore, the bite of the geckogecko
, small or medium-sized lizard of the family Gekkonidae. Some 1,500 species are distributed throughout the warm regions of the world, mostly in the Old World. Despite folklore to the contrary, their bite is not poisonous.
..... Click the link for more information. is not poisonous. Members of most species are carnivorous, feeding especially on insects, but some are herbivorous or omnivorous. Fertilization is internal in lizards; males have paired copulatory organs, characteristic of the order. In most species females lay eggs, which they bury in the ground, but in some the eggs are incubated in the oviducts and hatched as they are laid. In both types the young have a special temporary tooth for rupturing the shell. In a few species there is true viviparity, or live birth, with the young nourished by a simple placenta. The greatest number of species in the United States is found in the South and West. The majority are members of the iguana family, including the collared lizards, swifts, utas, horned lizardshorned lizard
or horned toad,
broad, flat-bodied lizards of the genus Phrynosoma, found in arid regions from extreme SW Canada to Guatemala. There are several species in the United States W of the Mississippi. The body is 3 to 5 in. (7.6 to 12.
..... Click the link for more information. (popularly known as horned toads), and the so-called American chameleon, or anole. These are day-active lizards commonly seen basking on rocks. Most are valuable destroyers of insects. Lizards are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, suborder Sauria. Bibliography See W. M. Milstead, ed., Lizard Ecology (1967); H. S. Fitch, Reproductive Cycles of Lizards and Snakes (1970); B. R. Headstrom, Lizards as Pets (1971). What does it mean when you dream about a lizard?Though a dream about any kind of an animal can represent our “animal” nature, lizards are not natural candidates for this role. Perhaps the lizard is a chameleon, which changes its color to conform to the environment. A dream lizard might also be a “lounge lizard.” lizard[′liz·ərd] (vertebrate zoology) Any reptile of the suborder Sauria.
Lizard[′liz·ərd] (astronomy) Lacerta lizard 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
Lizard the. a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain lizard
lizard (lĭz′ərd)n. Any of numerous squamate reptiles often classified in the suborder Lacertilia, characteristically having a scaly elongated body with a tapering tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and external ear openings.lizard any member of the reptilian order Lacertilia, the majority of which possess a long scaly body and tail, and four obvious limbs.lizard
Related to lizard: Lizard PointSynonyms for lizardnoun relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tailRelated Words- saurian
- gecko
- iguanid
- iguanid lizard
- worm lizard
- night lizard
- scincid
- scincid lizard
- skink
- teiid
- teiid lizard
- agamid
- agamid lizard
- anguid lizard
- legless lizard
- Lanthanotus borneensis
- venomous lizard
- lacertid
- lacertid lizard
- chamaeleon
- chameleon
- monitor lizard
- varan
- monitor
noun a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support himSynonymsRelated Words |