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Etymology

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).

derived from lacertus
derived from lesard
derived from lusard
inherited from lesarde

Definitions

1
Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of †Mosasauria—typically…
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.
- 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.
- The forms of the serpent and lizard exhibit almost every element of beauty and horror in strange combination; […]
- Hooded rattlesnakes, horned toads, and lizards crawl in the dust and among the rocks.
2
Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.
- Silver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my baby / Silver foil to trim your wedding gown
An unctuous person.
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1. A coward.
2. A hand forming a "D" shape with the tips of the thumb and index finger touching (a…
  A hand forming a "D" shape with the tips of the thumb and index finger touching (a handshape resembling a lizard), that beats paper and Spock and loses to rock and scissors in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
3. 6
  A person who idly spends time in a specified place, especially a promiscuous female.
  - lounge lizard; lot lizard; beach lizard; truck stop lizard
4. A peninsula in southern Cornwall, England.
5. A village in Landewednack parish, on the peninsula near Lizard Point, Cornwall, the most…
  A village in Landewednack parish, on the peninsula near Lizard Point, Cornwall, the most southerly village in England, also known as Lizard Town (OS grid ref SW7012)

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Derived

alderman lizard, alligator lizard, alpine meadow lizard, basilisk lizard, beaded lizard, bearded lizard, bleed the lizard, bluelizardite, blue-tongued lizard, blue-tongue lizard, bobtail lizard, bunchgrass lizard, bunk lizard, caiman lizard, canteen lizard, changeable lizard, Chinese crocodile lizard, collared lizard, crib lizard, crocodile lizard, dabb lizard, draco lizard, dragon lizard, drain the lizard, Eastwood's whip lizard, fence lizard, flat lizard, flying lizard, frilled lizard, frilled neck lizard, frilled-neck lizard, frill-necked lizard, frilly lizard, fringe-toed lizard, fuck-you lizard, glass lizard, Goldman's bunchgrass lizard, green lizard, ground lizard, horned lizard · +77 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at lizard. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at lizard. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at lizard

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