The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lizard \Liz"ard\, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l['e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta.]
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(Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.
Note: 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 Amphisb[ae]na, Chameleon, Gecko, Gila monster, Horned toad, Iguana, and Dragon, 6.
(Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.
--R. H. Dana, Ir.-
A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.
Lizard snake (Zo["o]l.), the garter snake ( Eut[ae]nia sirtalis).
Lizard stone (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.