lizard

CEFRB1

/ˈlɪz.əːd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small reptile with four legs and a long tail.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An unctuous person.

Examples

  • If you cut the tail off of a lizard, it will grow back.

  • She has a tattoo of a lizard on her thigh.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈlɪz.ɚd] ~ [ˈlɪz.ɹ̩d]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.

  2. Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, four limbs and a long tail, although some species are legless.

  3. Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of †Mosasauria—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a long tail and four limbs, although some species are legless.

More examples

In context

  • lounge lizard; lot lizard; beach lizard; truck stop lizard

  • The forms of the serpent and lizard exhibit almost every element of beauty and horror in strange combination; […]

  • The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings.

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A small blank with a long tail ran across the hot desert sand.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English lesarde, lisarde, from Anglo-Norman lusard, from Old French lesard (compare French lézard), from Latin lacertus, which is of obscure origin. Displaced native Middle English aske, from Old English āþexe (> modern English ask, askard).