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liz⋅ard
[liz-erd] 
–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. | (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. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME liserd, var. of lesard(e) < MF lesarde < L lacerta
1350–1400; ME liserd, var. of lesard(e) < MF lesarde < L lacerta
Lizard Head
–noun
| a promontory in SW Cornwall, in SW England: the southernmost point in England. |
Also called The Lizard.
lounge lizard
–noun Older Slang.
| 1. | a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women. |
| 2. | a sponger; scrounger; parasite. |
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| liz·ard (lĭz'ərd) n.
[Middle English, from Old French lesarde, from Latin lacertus, lacerta.] |
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Lizard
Liz"ard\, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l['e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta.]1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria. Note: Most lizards have an elongated body, with four legs, and a long tail; but there are some without legs, and some with a short, thick tail. Most have scales, but some are naked; most have eyelids, but some do not. The tongue is varied in form and structure. In some it is forked, in others, as the chameleons, club-shaped, and very extensible. See Amphisb[ae]na, Chameleon, Gecko, Gila monster, Horned toad, Iguana, and Dragon, 6. 2. (Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. --R. H. Dana, Ir. 3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. Lizard fish (Zo["o]l.), a marine scopeloid fish of the genus Synodus, or Saurus, esp. S. f[oe]tens of the Southern United States and West Indies; -- called also sand pike. Lizard snake (Zo["o]l.), the garter snake (Eut[ae]nia sirtalis). Lizard stone (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.
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Language Translation for : lizard
Spanish:
lagarto,
German:
die Eidechse,
Japanese:
とかげ
lizard
"an animal resembling a serpent, with legs added to it" [Johnson], 1377, 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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