lizardnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlɪz.əd/us/ˈlɪz.ɚd/a small reptile that has a long body, four short legs, a long tail, and thick skin
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Reptile & amphibian names
- adder
- alligator
- amphibian
- anaconda
- asp
- cobra
- constrictor
- crocodile
- frog
- garter snake
- mamba
- newt
- puff adder
- python
- rattlesnake
- slowworm
- snake
- terrapin
- toad
- tortoise
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Examples from literature
- It’s a kind of small lizard that lives in Madagascar.
- Monitor lizards are usually big.
- Others, like snakes and lizards, often sleep for many days in warmer places, for example, under rocks.
- Soon, it stops moving, and the lizard can eat it.
- The Gila monster and the Komodo dragon are lizards.
- The Gila monster eats eggs, insects, smaller lizards, and other small animals.
- These very large lizards live on islands in Indonesia and are very dangerous predators.