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lizard

lizard

160 1.0
A small animal with scaly skin, four legs, and a long tail
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪzərd/
: lagarto
  • In the sun, the green lizard basked on a warm rock, its scales shimmering.
  • lizard tail
  • young lizards
  • small lizard

Stella says the dog sees the lizard and we'll call the lizard Jed.

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Examples

  • Do you realize that a lizard can lay up to 12 eggs at a time?

  • According to the report, some new kind of lizard is biting children on the coast.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Does a horned lizard squirt blood from its eyelids when threatened?

  • Monkeys are omnivorous, and they eat fruit, lizards, nuts, insects and small birds.

  • Immediately, the little lizard sprang up, leaping over Grant's head into Tim's arms.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The children were excited to see a lizard dart across the garden path.

  • During our hike, we spotted a small lizard quickly scurrying into the bushes.

Synonyms

reptile
vslizard
100 1.8

A cold-blooded animal with dry scaly skin that lays soft-shelled eggs on land, like a snake or lizard

is a narrower type within that class with legs and a tapering tail
squamate
vslizard
  • Specialized
1 9.0

An animal like a lizard or snake with scaly skin

is a more specific group in that order with legs and a tapering tail

Compounds

lounge lizard
  • Offensive
3 9.7

A man who spends time in hotel bars trying to charm women for money

2 4.9

A very large lizard that lives on some Indonesian islands, for example the Komodo dragon

2 7.5

A small spiny lizard with short horns on its head found in western North America

lot lizard
  • Slur
1 9.9

A woman who offers sex for money to truck drivers at parking lots

A large lizard from hot regions like Africa, Asia and Australia that eats meat

flying lizard
  • Indian
1 7.4

A small tropical Asian forest lizard that glides between trees using skin flaps

1 3.0

A common lizard about a foot long with bright green skin

1 7.4

A small, quick lizard that climbs trees in the western United States and northern Mexico

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands, like the Komodo dragon

side-blotched lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A small spotted lizard with a dark spot on each side behind the front legs

glass lizard
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A legless lizard that looks like a snake, has eyelids and ear openings, and can grow its tail again

A very large lizard from Indonesian islands that can grow up to three meters long

1 6.3

A lizard with pointy scales that lives in deserts in North and Central America

1 7.2

A small animal with scaly skin and a long tail that sits on fences or rocks in the US

1 6.2

A small lizard with sandy colour that lives in dry, sandy areas

legless lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.0

An animal like a lizard but without legs that looks like a snake

A small spiky lizard with horns and a flat body from dry areas in the southwestern United States

1 8.8

A small lizard that hides during the day and gives birth to live young

thunder lizard
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail

beaded lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A large lizard from western Mexico with shiny black and yellow bead-like scales and a venomous bite

earless lizard
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A slender lizard without visible ear openings found in the western United States and Mexico

1 8.4

A slender lizard with short legs and a fold of skin on each side that lets the body expand

frilled lizard
  • Australian
1 8.9

A large Australian lizard that lives in trees, eats insects, and opens the skin around its neck to scare animals

eastern fence lizard
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A small active lizard from eastern North America that often sits in the sun on fences or rocks

1 8.3

A small fast lizard with a long thin tail from the Americas

fringe-toed lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A small desert lizard with long pointed scales on its toes that help it run on sand

A fast desert lizard with a long black-banded tail and long legs

A large lizard like a Gila monster that has poison in its bite

1 7.6

A large long-tailed lizard with two dark bands around its neck like a collar

A large South American lizard like a small crocodile that lives near water and crushes snails and mussels

western fence lizard
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A common scaly reptile in western North America that basks on rocks and logs

worm lizard
  • Specialized
1 9.7

A reptile without legs that lives underground and looks like a worm

A large lizard from western Mexico that can give a dangerous bite and has small round scales like beads

1 9.9

A small ground lizard that lives in open sagebrush areas in the western United States

crib lizard
  • Slang
9.9

A person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out

agamid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A lizard from Africa, Asia, or Australia with crest-like spines and bright colors

anguid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A harmless lizard often found in gardens that eats slugs and insects

lacertid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A small ground lizard found in warm places like Europe and Africa

A large lizard with many dark spots that lives in the western United States and northern Mexico

9.9

A European wild flower with green flowers that look like small lizards

A fast desert lizard with a long black-banded tail that lives in the United States and Mexico

iguanid lizard
  • Specialized
9.8

A lizard like an iguana, often with a long tail and bright throat patch in males

7.0

A small active lizard that lives in pine forests

pit lizard
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who often goes to bars and clubs at night

scincid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A small lizard with smooth shiny scales and short legs that often lives in moist places

teiid lizard
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical reptile from the Americas with a long tail and large belly scales

How Big

iguana
  • US
28 3.9
lizard
160 1.0
gecko
15 2.9

Surface Forms

lizard singular
lizards plural

Etymology

The word lizard comes from the old Latin word lacerta, which meant 'lizard', and came into English through French, so the name has basically always meant the same animal.