OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7103

lizard

/ˈlɪz.əd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chenca (tailless) • lagartija • lagarto
Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, four limbs and a long tail, although some species are legless.
The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings.
The forms of the serpent and lizard exhibit almost every element of beauty and horror in strange combination; […]
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