Definition of lizard

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Lizard (n.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria..

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Acrodont :: Acrodont (n.) One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
Pleurodont :: Pleurodont (n.) Any lizard having pleurodont teeth.
Draco :: Draco (n.) A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6..
Lizard''s Tail :: Lizard's tail () A perennial plant of the genus Saururus (S. cernuus), growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a lizard's tail; whence the name..
Amphisbaena :: Amphisbaena (n.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See Illustration in Appendix..
Snakefish :: Snakefish (n.) The lizard fish.
Lizard :: Lizard (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.
Reptile :: Reptile (n.) An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and the like..
Tockay :: Tockay (n.) A spotted lizard native of India.
Epipterygoid :: Epipterygoid (n.) An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards.
Gecko :: Gecko (n.) Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. The geckoes are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the United States. See Wall gecko, Fanfoot..
Fissilinguia :: Fissilinguia (n. pl.) A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards..
Hatteria :: Hatteria (n.) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also Sphenodon, and Tuatera..
Lacerta :: Lacerta (n.) A genus of lizards. See Lizard.
Moloch :: Moloch (n.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.
Mastigure :: Mastigure (n.) Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.
Gila Monster :: Gila monster () A large tuberculated lizard (Heloderma suspectum) native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only lizard known to have venomous teeth..
Lizard :: Lizard (n.) A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field..
Lacerta :: Lacerta (n.) The Lizard, a northern constellation..
Coelodont :: Coelodont (n.) One of a group of lizards having hollow teeth.
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