Lizard
WordNet
noun
(1) Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
(2) A man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From lusard, from lesard (feminine laisarde, French: lézard), from lacertus.
Noun
- Any reptile of the order Squamata, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail.
- Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.
- 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “Proof”, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
- Silver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my baby / Silver foil to trim your wedding gown
- 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “Proof”, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
- An unctuous person.
- A coward.