lizard

«lizard» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a reptile with scaly skin, four short legs and a long… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a lizard, lizards)

meaning for a pupil

A lizard is a reptile with scaly skin, four short legs and a long tail, such as a gecko or iguana. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The lizard is listed among the swarming creatures that are unclean, so people could not eat them or touch their dead bodies. Interpretation: Tradition treats these lists as the laws of kosher and non-kosher animals. The rabbis say they are for holiness and self-control, and no reason is given for each animal. In the primary lessons: In science, lizards are cold-blooded reptiles: they bask in the sun to warm up. Most lay eggs. Some can drop their tail to escape a predator and grow a new one. Australia has many lizards (goannas, bearded dragons, blue-tongues); geckos can climb walls. Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards. In safety, do not grab wild lizards; some bite, and reptiles can carry germs, so wash hands after touching a pet lizard. Phrases: lizard tail, a pet lizard, sunbathing like a lizard.

examples

• and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon. (Torah LEV.11.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• And these are they which are unclean unto you among the swarming things that swarm upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kinds, (Torah LEV.11.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• A lizard was sunbathing on the warm rock. tree →
• The gecko is a lizard that can climb walls. tree →
• The lizard dropped its tail and ran away. tree →
• Lizards are reptiles with scaly skin. tree →
• My cousin has a pet bearded dragon, which is a kind of lizard. tree →
• Wash your hands after holding a lizard. tree →
• He looked like a giant lizard with legs and arms. tree →

note

Plural lizards. Snakes are reptiles too but have no legs; a lizard usually has legs, eyelids and ear holes. Salamanders and newts look like lizards but are amphibians with smooth wet skin.

In the corpora

• and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.
• Crocodiles survived the asteroid too, and they are closer relatives of birds than of lizards.
• The Australian frilled lizard opens a huge neck frill and hisses to look bigger, then runs away on its back legs.
• Tarsiers are the only primates that eat only animals, catching insects, spiders and small lizards.
• Tortoises, lizards and geckos are reptiles, and reptiles cannot make their own body heat.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lizard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.