lizard
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 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
- 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
- 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.
- Then they chatter of «violet seas, tawny sands, and lizard-haunted walls» (tawny = golden brown).
Trees and pragmatics
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