liz

n. [ OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. lézard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends. R. H. Dana, Ir. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lizard snake (Zool.), the garter snake (Eutænia sirtalis). --
Lizard stone (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any of several mostly tropical marine scopeloid fish of the family Synodontidae having large mouths in lizardlike heads, especially the inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetens syn. Synodus poeyi) of Mideastern and Southern United States and West Indies; -- sometimes called sand pike. A freshwater perch, the sauger, a different fish, is also called the sand pike.
Syn. -- snakefish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]