Lizard
(Chipkali)
noun
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(Chipkali)
Sr. | English Words | Urdu Words |
1 | LIZARD Noun | کرلی ۔ گرگٹ ۔ سوسمار ۔ چھپکلی |
2 | LIZARD | چھپکلی ۔ |
3 | LIZARD Name | چھپکلی ۔ |
4 | LIZARD | لِزَرڈ ۔ چھپکلی ۔ |
5 | LIZARD | چھپکلی ۔ |
lizard
[liz-erd]
1.
any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order
Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail,
and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly
terrestrial and burrowing species.
2.
any of various reptiles resembling a lizard, as a dinosaur or crocodile.
3.
leather made from the skin of the lizard, used for shoes, purses, etc.
4.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lacerta.
5.
lounge lizard.
6.
Nautical. a pennant used as a leader for running rigging, having a thimble or bull's-eye.
7.
The Lizard. Lizard Head.
lizard
/ˈlɪzəd/
noun
1.
any reptile of the suborder Lacertilia (or Sauria), esp those of the family Lacertidae
(Old World lizards), typically having an elongated body, four limbs,
and a long tail: includes the geckos, iguanas, chameleons, monitors, and
slow worms related adjectives lacertilian saurian
2.
- leather made from the skin of such an animal
- (as modifier): a lizard handbag
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Latin lacerta
Lizard
/ˈlɪzəd/
noun
1.
the Lizard, a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain Also known as Lizard Head, the Lizard Peninsula
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n.
"an animal resembling a serpent, with legs added to it" [Johnson], late 14c., lusarde, from Anglo-French lusard, Old French laisarde "lizard" (Modern French lézard), from Latin lacertus (fem. lacerta) "lizard," of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE root *leq- "to bend, twist" [Klein].
Nearby words for lizard
- lixiviate
- lixiviation
- lixivium
- liz
- liza
- lizard
- lizard fish
- lizard head
- lizard orchid
- lizard point
- lizard's tail
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