lizard

1. n. Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria. Source: opted

2. n. A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. Source: opted

3. n. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. Source: opted

4. n. relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail Source: wordnet

5. n. a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him Source: wordnet

6. 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. 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 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. foetens 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. LIZARD'S TAIL Liz"ard's tail`. (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Saururus (S. cernuus), growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a lizard's tail; whence the name. Gray. Source: webster

7. Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to theorder Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of otherorders, as the Hatteria. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail Source: ecdict

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