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Lizards is slang for footwear made from dead reprile skin, such as snakeskin or crocodile−skin.
flat out like a lizard drinking
Extremely lazy. Note: Lizards aren't known for their high levels of water consumption.
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A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands.
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Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.
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Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards.
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A genus of lizards. See Lizard.
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An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards.
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A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiotremata.
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Any one of a group of lizards of the Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and furnished with a groove in which the claws can be concealed.
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A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3.
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A median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards, which fits into a fossa, called the zygantrum, on the back part of the arch in front.
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Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidae, which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack fore legs.
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Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (Pachyglossae), including the iguanas and agamas.
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A tribe of lizards including the skinks. See Skink.
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Any one of numerous species of lizards of the family Scincidae or tribe Scincoidea. The tongue is not extensile. The body and tail are covered with overlapping scales, and the toes are margined. See Illust. under Skink.
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Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridae. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra.
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Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard.
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Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidae. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.
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Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus Zonura, common in rocky situations.
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Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw, as in some lizards.
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Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family Scincidae, common in the warmer parts of all the continents.
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A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues.
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