lizard
Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically…Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a long tail and four limbs, although some species are legless.
» That hut is crawling with lizards and insects.
In der Hütte wimmelt es von Eidechsen und Insekten.
Та хижа кишить ящірками і комахами.
Meaning
6 sensesAny reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a long tail and four limbs, although some species are legless.
Eidechse, Echse
я́щерицаjáščerica, я́щерка f я́щерjáščerka
я́щіркаjáščirka
(attributive)Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.
(colloquial)An unctuous person.
(colloquial)A coward.
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.
(in compounds)A person who idly spends time in a specified place, especially a promiscuous woman.
lounge lizard; lot lizard; beach lizard; truck stop lizard
- relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
- a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
Examples
96 sentencesThat hut is crawling with lizards and insects.
Та хижа кишить ящірками і комахами. — ChickenKiev
deIn der Hütte wimmelt es von Eidechsen und Insekten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Snakes, turtles, lizards, alligators and crocodiles are reptiles.
Змії, черепахи, ящірки, алігатори та крокодили - рептилії. — deniko
Tom tried to catch the lizard.
Why does this lizard have five legs?
ruПочему у этой ящерицы пять ног? — Wezel
deWieso hat diese Eidechse fünf Beine? — Manfredo
Is that a lizard?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lesarde, lisarde, from Anglo-Norman lusard, from Old French lesard (coFrom 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).
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Forms
plural: lizardsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him:lounge lizard