izard
/ˈɪzəd
/noun
(In the Pyrenees) a chamois.The eagles were special, the livestock more ordinary but there was also the marmots the izards and the lizards....
- The typical flora and Pyrenean fauna make for a special place: pine forests, heather moors and humid areas provide the ideal habitat for grouses, crossbills, izards and hares.
- A little further away, in the Catalan Pyrenees, you can spot deer, brown bears and izards on hiking trails in summer or enjoy cross-country skiing as soon as it snows.
Origin
Late 18th century: from French isard or Gascon isart, of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- set the world on fire (also set the world alight)
- setting
- setting lotion
- settle
- settleable
- settlement
- Settlement, Act of
- settlement house
- settlement lease
- settlement scheme
- settle one's affairs (or estate)
- settle (or pay) a (or the) score
- settle (or square) accounts with
- settler
- settler's clock
- settle someone's hash
- settle the succession
- settling time
- settlor
- set to
- set-top
- set-top box
- set to work (or set someone to work)
- set-up
- set up home