lizard

liz·ard

noun \ˈli-zərd\

Definition of LIZARD

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 tail

2

: leather made from lizard skin

Origin of LIZARD

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with LIZARD

blizzard, gizzard, izzard, vizard, wizard