lizard
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
- a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support himSynonyms: lounge lizard
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. --R. H. Dana, Ir. [1913 Webster]
3.A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. [1913 Webster]
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