Definition of Lizrd
Liz"ard (?), n. [OE. lesarde,
OF. lesarde, F. lézard, L. lacerta,
lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta.]
1. (Zoöl.) Any one of the
numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia;
sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the
Hatteria.
&fist; 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 Amphisbæna, 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 (Zoöl.), a marine
scopeloid fish of the genus Synodus, or Saurus, esp.
S. fœtens of the Southern United States and West Indies;
-- called also sand pike. -- Lizard
snake (Zoöl.), the garter snake
(Eutænia sirtalis). -- Lizard
stone (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near
Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental
purposes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any reptiles of the order Squamata, usually having four legs, external ear openings and movable eyelids.
- (colloquial) An unctuous person.
- (colloquial) A coward.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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