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noun
1.
any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing species.
2.
any of various reptiles resembling a lizard, as a dinosaur or crocodile.
3.
leather made from the skin of the lizard, used for shoes, purses, etc.
4.
EXPAND(initial capital letter
) Astronomy. the constellation Lacerta.
) Astronomy. the constellation Lacerta.6.
Nautical. a pennant used as a leader for running rigging, having a thimble or bull's-eye.
7.
COLLAPSEThe Lizard. Lizard Head.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English liserd, variant of lesard(e) < Middle French lesarde < Latin lacerta
1350–1400; Middle English liserd, variant of lesard(e) < Middle French lesarde < Latin lacerta
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Word Origin & History
lizard
"an animal resembling a serpent, with legs added to it" [Johnson], late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. lusard, from O.Fr. lesard (fem. laisarde), from L. lacertus (fem. lacerta) "lizard," of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE base *leq- "to bend, twist."
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Lizard definition
Only in Lev. 11:30, as rendering of Hebrew _letaah_, so called from its "hiding." Supposed to be the Lacerta gecko or fan-foot lizard, from the toes of which poison exudes. (See CHAMELEON.)
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