Lizard
Lizard , noun
[Old English lesarde, Old French lesarde, French lézard, Latin lacerta, lacertus. Compare Alligator, Lacerta.]
1.
(Zoology) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.
Most lizards have an elongated body, with four legs, and a long tail; but there are some without legs, and some with a short, thick tail. Most have scales, but some are naked; most have eyelids, but some do not. The tongue is varied in form and structure. In some it is forked, in others, as the chameleons, club-shaped, and very extensible. See Amphisbana, Chameleon, Gecko, Gila monster, Horned toad, Iguana, and Dragon, 6.
2.
(Nautical) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. — R. H. Dana, Ir
3.
A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.
Collocations (2)
Lizard snake (Zoology) , the garter snake (Eutania sirtalis).
Lizard stone (Mineralogy) , a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.