Lizard

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lizard \Liz"ard\, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l['e]zard, L.
     lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.]
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     1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles
        belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also
        applied to reptiles of other orders, as the {Hatteria}.


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     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.
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     2. (Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into
        one or both of the ends. --R. H. Dana, Ir.
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     3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a
        heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.
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     {Lizard snake} (Zool.), the garter snake ({Eut[ae]nia
        sirtalis}).
  
     {Lizard stone} (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard
        Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.
        [1913 Webster] lizardfish

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lizard
       n 1: relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of
            legs and a tapering tail
       2: a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in
          search of women who would support him [syn: {lounge lizard}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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}.)