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lizard 音标拼音: [l'ɪzɚd] n. 蜥蜴 蜥蜴 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 [ synonym: { lounge lizard}, { lizard}] Lizard \ Liz" ard\, n. [ OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[' e] zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. { Alligator}, { Lacerta}.] [ 1913 Webster] 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}. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. -- R. H. Dana, Ir. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. [ 1913 Webster] { 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 |
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