lizard

noun

liz·ard | \ 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 (such as a crocodile or dinosaur) with legs and tapering tail

2 : leather made from lizard skin

Examples of lizard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Anthony Quinn Warner, who bombed his own RV outside an AT&T building in Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Day, claimed that lizard people were taking over Hollywood and the U.S. government. — NBC News, 11 Aug. 2021 But one street over, where my husband grew up, there wasn’t a single lizard to be seen. — Kathrine Nero, The Enquirer, 25 July 2021 Among the lizard people: former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Queen Elizabeth and the late comedian Bob Hope. — oregonlive, 29 July 2021 For a dinosaur whose name sounds a lot like a lizard, the Iguanodon sure got around. — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2021 Lovely Lizards: Of all the reptiles and amphibians that have crossed John Karges’ path, nothing reminds the former herpetologist of home quite like the Texas spiny lizard. — ExpressNews.com, 23 Dec. 2020 Check out the photos below to see our bewitching kitty, a lizard ready to steal your bounty and the adorable werewolf ready to take on a tiny super hero, among others. — cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020 All together, there’s a blonde hockey kangaroo, a surfing kangaroo commemorating the new Olympic sport, and a lizard with frills in the shape of Australia. — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 15 July 2021 In 1956, a species of lava lizard endemic to Peru, Microlophus koepckeorum, was named in honor of the couple. — New York Times, 18 June 2021

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