English-Thai Dictionary

lizard

N สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน พวก จิ้งจก หรือ ตุ๊กแก  sad-lueai-klan-puak-jing-jok-rue-tuk-kae

 

lizard's tail

N ต้น หาง จิ้งจก 

 

lizardfish

N ปลา พวก  Synodontidae หัว เหมือน จิ้งจก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIZARD

n.[L. lacertus, lacerta, there has been a change of c into z or s, which may be the fact. ] In zoology, a genus of amphibious animals, called Lacerta, and comprehending the crocodile, alligator, chameleon, salamander, etc. But the name, in common life, is applied to the smaller species of this genus, and of these there is a great variety. These animals are ranked in the order of reptiles. The body is naked, with four feet and a tail. The body is thicker and more tapering than that of the serpent.

 

LIZARD-TAIL

n.A plant of the genus Saururus, and another of the genus Piper. LL. D. letters standing for Doctor of Laws, the title of an honorary degree.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIZARD

Liz "ard, n. Etym: [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. lézard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.

 

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 Amphisbæna, Chameleon, Gecko, Gila monster, Horned toad, Iguana, and Dragon, 6.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. R. H. Dana, Ir.

 

3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. Lizard fish (Zoöl.), a marine scopeloid fish of the genus Synodus, or Saurus, esp. S. foetens of the Southern United States and West Indies; -- called also sand pike. -- Lizard snake (Zoöl.), the garter snake (Eutænia sirtalis ). -- Lizard stone (Min. ), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.

 

LIZARD'S TAIL

LIZARD'S TAIL Liz "ard's tail `. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A perennial plant of the genus Saururus (S. 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Lizard

Liz ard |ˈlizərd ˈlɪzərd | a promontory in southwestern England, in Cornwall. Its southern tip, Lizard Point, is the southernmost point of the British mainland.

 

lizard

liz ard |ˈlizərd ˈlɪzərd | ▶noun a reptile that typically has a long body and tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin. [Suborder Lacertilia (or Sauria ), order Squamata: many families. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French lesard (e ), from Latin lacertus ‘lizard, sea fish, ’ also ‘muscle. ’

 

lizardfish

liz ard fish |ˈlizərdˌfiSH ˈlɪzərdˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or lizardfishes ) a fish of lizardlike appearance with a broad bony head, pointed snout, and heavy shiny scales. It lives in warm shallow seas, where it often rests on the bottom propped up on its pelvic fins. [Family Synodontidae: several genera and species, including the widespread Trachinocephalus myops (also called snakefish ). ]

 

lizard orchid

liz ¦ard or ¦chid ▶noun a tall orchid with greenish flowers that have a very long twisted lip and a goat-like smell. It has spread from the Mediterranean area to more northern parts of Europe. ●Himantoglossum hircinum, family Orchidaceae.

 

lizard's tail

liz ard's tail ▶noun a North American bog plant with long tapering, drooping spikes of fragrant white flowers. [Saururus cernuus, family Saururaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

Lizard

Liz ¦ard a promontory in SW England, in Cornwall. Its southern tip, Lizard Point, is the southernmost point of the British mainland.

 

lizard

liz ¦ard |ˈlɪzəd | ▶noun a reptile that typically has a long body and tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin. ●Suborder Lacertilia (or Sauria ), order Squamata: many families. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French lesard (e ), from Latin lacertus ‘lizard, sea fish ’, also ‘muscle ’.

 

lizardfish

lizard |fish |ˈlɪzədfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or lizardfishes ) a fish with a broad bony head, pointed snout, and heavy, shiny scales. It lives in warm shallow seas, where it often rests on the bottom propped up on its pelvic fins. ●Family Synodontidae: several genera and species, including the widespread Trachinocephalus myops (also called snakefish ).

 

lizard orchid

liz ¦ard or ¦chid ▶noun a tall orchid with greenish flowers that have a very long twisted lip and a goat-like smell. It has spread from the Mediterranean area to more northern parts of Europe. ●Himantoglossum hircinum, family Orchidaceae.

 

lizard's tail

lizard's tail ▶noun a North American bog plant with long tapering spikes of fragrant white flowers. ●Saururus cernuus, family Saururaceae.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lizard

lizard noun WORD LINKS lizard saurian relating to lizards Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lizard

liz ard /lɪ́zə r d /名詞 C 〘動 〙トカゲ .