[liz-erd] 
| 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. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Lacerta. |
| 5. | lounge lizard. |
| 6. | Nautical. a pennant used as a leader for running rigging, having a thimble or bull's-eye. |
| 7. | The Lizard. Lizard Head. |
| a promontory in SW Cornwall, in SW England: the southernmost point in England. |
| 1. | a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women. |
| 2. | a sponger; scrounger; parasite. |
| liz·ard (lĭz'ərd) n.
[Middle English, from Old French lesarde, from Latin lacertus, lacerta.] |
Lizard
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.)
