| slovo | definícia |
lizard
(mass) | lizard
- jašter, jašterica |
lizard
(encz) | lizard,ještěr fjey |
lizard
(encz) | lizard,ještěrka fjey |
Lizard
(gcide) | Lizard \Liz"ard\, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l['e]zard, L.
lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta.]
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1. (Zool.) 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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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.
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2. (Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into
one or both of the ends. --R. H. Dana, Ir.
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3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a
heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.
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Lizard snake (Zool.), the garter snake ({Eut[ae]nia
sirtalis}).
Lizard stone (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard
Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.
[1913 Webster] lizardfish |
lizard
(wn) | lizard
n 1: relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of
legs and a tapering tail
2: a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in
search of women who would support him [syn: lounge lizard,
lizard] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
collared lizard
(encz) | collared lizard, n: |
dragon lizard
(encz) | dragon lizard, n: |
earless lizard
(encz) | earless lizard, n: |
eastern fence lizard
(encz) | eastern fence lizard, n: |
fence lizard
(encz) | fence lizard, n: |
flying lizard
(encz) | flying lizard, n: |
frilled lizard
(encz) | frilled lizard, n: |
fringe-toed lizard
(encz) | fringe-toed lizard, n: |
giant lizard
(encz) | giant lizard, n: |
glass lizard
(encz) | glass lizard, n: |
green lizard
(encz) | green lizard, n: |
gridiron-tailed lizard
(encz) | gridiron-tailed lizard, n: |
horned lizard
(encz) | horned lizard, n: |
iguanid lizard
(encz) | iguanid lizard, n: |
lacertid lizard
(encz) | lacertid lizard, n: |
legless lizard
(encz) | legless lizard, n: |
leopard lizard
(encz) | leopard lizard, n: |
lizard orchid
(encz) | lizard orchid, n: |
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