Main Entry:

liz·ard

Pronunciation:

\ˈli-zərd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English liserd, from Anglo-French lesarde, from Latin lacerta

Date:

14th century

1: any of a suborder (Lacertilia) of reptiles distinguished from the snakes by a fused inseparable lower jaw, a single temporal opening, two pairs of well differentiated functional limbs which may be lacking in burrowing forms, external ears, and eyes with movable lids ; broadly : any relatively long-bodied reptile (as a crocodile or dinosaur) with legs and tapering tail2: leather made from lizard skin