lizard

UK: /ˈlɪzəd/ US: /ˈlɪzɚd/ ,(liz′ərd)

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liz•ard /ˈlɪzɚd/   n. [countable]

1. Reptiles a reptile with scales, typically having a long body, long tail, and four legs, as the chameleon, iguana, or gecko.

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liz•ard  (liz′ərd), n. 

1. Reptiles 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. Reptiles any of various reptiles resembling a lizard, as a dinosaur or crocodile.
3. Clothing leather made from the skin of the lizard, used for shoes, purses, etc.
4. (cap.) [Astron.] the constellation Lacerta.
5. Slang Terms See lounge lizard. 
6. Nautical, Naval Terms a pennant used as a leader for running rigging, having a thimble or bull's-eye.
7. Place Names The Lizard. See Lizard Head. 

• Latin lacerta
• Middle French lesarde
• Middle English liserd, variant of lesard(e) 1350–1400

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lizard / ˈlɪzəd/ noun

1. any reptile of the suborder Lacertilia (or Sauria), esp those of the family Lacertidae (Old World lizards), typically having an elongated body, four limbs, and a long tail: includes the geckos, iguanas, chameleons, monitors, and slow worms

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin lacerta

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Lizard / ˈlɪzəd/ noun

1. the Lizard ⇒ a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
   Also known as: Lizard Head, the Lizard Peninsula