lizard
noun
Simple meaning
Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — usually characterised by a rounded torso.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɪzɚd
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Definition
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noun
Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, four limbs and a long tail, although some species are legless.
rock paper scissors
A hand forming a "D" shape with the tips of the thumb and index finger touching (a handshape resembling a lizard), that beats paper and Spock and loses to rock and scissors in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
colloquial
An unctuous person.
A peninsula in southern Cornwall, England.
Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
A village in Landewednack parish, on the peninsula near Lizard Point, Cornwall, the most southerly village in England, also known as Lizard Town (OS grid ref SW7012)
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
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- “A small lizard scurried across the warm rock, blending in perfectly.”noun
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An orchid of the genus Himantoglossum.
Slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion.
Any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas.
Lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales.
Crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels.
Any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands.
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