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Definition of "lizard" []

  • Any of numerous reptiles of the suborder Sauria or Lacertilia, characteristically having a scaly elongated body, movable eyelids, four legs, and a tapering tail. (noun)
  • Leather made from the skin of one of these reptiles. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lizard" in a sentence
  • "It's a sort of thing that makes you wonder if democracy is necessarily the best form of government, but my favorite was the guy who voted for the Al Franken circled and also had a write-in for what he called the lizard people."
  • "He was cased all in that newfangled armour which we call lizard-mail."
  • "He was cased all in that new-fangled armour which we call lizard-mail."