noun
lizard
LIHZ-uhd
noun
1
A reptile with four legs, a long tail, and (usually) scaly skin, distinct from snakes.
"A lizard darted across the hot pavement."
"Geckos and iguanas are both types of lizard."
2
The hand shape used in the game rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock, made by pinching the fingers like a puppet mouth.
"He threw lizard, which beat her paper."
How to Use Lizard
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small four-legged reptile with a long tail; also a hand gesture in an extended rock-paper-scissors game.
Common pairings
lizard skin
basking lizard
Word Forms
lizards plural
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Etymology
From Old French lesard, ultimately from Latin lacertus.