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- liz|ard's-tail «LIHZ uhrdz TAYL», noun.a perennial herb having taillike spikes of small white flowers, growing in wet areas of the eastern and southern United States.
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liz´ard|like´ — liz|ard «LIHZ uhrd», noun. 1. a reptile with dry, scaly skin. Lizards have long bodies, a long tail, and movable eyelids. They usually have four legs. Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes. The iguana, chameleon, horned toad, and… … Useful english dictionary
liz|ard — «LIHZ uhrd», noun. 1. a reptile with dry, scaly skin. Lizards have long bodies, a long tail, and movable eyelids. They usually have four legs. Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes. The iguana, chameleon, horned toad, and glass… … Useful english dictionary
liz·ard — /ˈlızɚd/ noun, pl ards [count] : a type of reptile that has four legs and a long body and tail … Useful english dictionary
Lizard's tail — Liz ard s tail . (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {Saururus} ({Saururus cernuus}), growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a lizard s tail; whence the name. Gray. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saururus cernuus — Lizard s tail Liz ard s tail . (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {Saururus} ({Saururus cernuus}), growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a lizard s tail; whence the name.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lizard — liz|ard [ˈlızəd US ərd] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: lesard, from Latin lacerta] a type of ↑reptile that has four legs and a long tail … Dictionary of contemporary English
lizard — liz|ard [ lızərd ] noun count * a small animal with a long tail and rough skin that lives mainly in hot places. A lizard is a type of REPTILE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lizard — liz•ard [[t]ˈlɪz ərd[/t]] n. 1) ram any scaly reptile of the suborder Lacertilia (Sauria), order Squamata, typically having a long body, long tail, and four legs, as the chameleon 2) clo leather made from the skin of a lizard 3) sts lounge lizard … From formal English to slang
Eutaenia sirtalis — Lizard Liz ard, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[ e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also applied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lizard — Liz ard, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[ e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
