HyperDic: lizard

English > 2 senses of the word lizard:
NOUNanimallizardrelatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
person lizard, lounge lizarda man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
lizard > pronunciation
Soundslih'zerd
RhymesAbelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd...
English > lizard: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningrelatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail.
NarrowerLanthanotus borneensisA stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo
agamid, agamid lizardA lizard of the family Agamidae
anguid lizardAny of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas
chameleon, chamaeleonlizard of Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
geckoAny of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial / terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids
iguanid, iguanid lizardlizards of the New World and Madagascar / Madagascar and some Pacific islands
lacertid lizard, lacertidOld World terrestrial / terrestrial lizard
legless lizarddegenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards
monitor, monitor lizard, varanAny of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia
night lizardsmall secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba
skink, scincid, scincid lizardAlert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales
teiid lizard, teiidTropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail
venomous lizardAny of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards
worm lizardA lizard of the genus Amphisbaena
BroadersaurianAny of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards
Spanishlacertilia, lagartija, lagarto, lagartos
Catalanlacertili, llangardaix, sargantana
Adjectivessaurian, lacertilianof or relating to lizards
English > lizard: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him.
Synonymlounge lizard
BroadergigoloA man who has sex with and is supported by a woman

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