lizard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
  2. noun a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
    lounge lizard.

WordNet

Liz"ard noun
Etymology
OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. lézard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria. ✍ 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.) 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.

Webster 1913