Lizard (spr. Lifferd), 1) Vorgebirge an der Südwestspitze der englischen Grafschaft Cornwall, der südlichste Punkt von England (49°57' nördl. Br.); 2 Leuchtthürme; 2) Inseln an der Nordostküste des Australcontinents, in der Nähe von Cap Flattery.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Lizard — Album par King Crimson Sortie décembre 1970 Enregistrement août septembre 1970 aux studios Wessex (Londres) Durée 42:30 Genre … Wikipédia en Français
Lizard — (engl. für Eidechse) bezeichnet: The Lizard, Halbinsel im Süden Englands Lizard Point, Cornwall, südlichste Punkt Englands auf der Hauptinsel Großbritannien Lizard (Album), Musikalbum der Band King Crimson Lizard (Film), Horrorfilm von George… … Deutsch Wikipedia
LIZARD — (Heb. לְטָאָה), reptile included among the eight creeping things that are prohibited as food and whose dead body defiles anything with which it comes into contact (Lev. 11:30–39). Talmudic literature states that its tail moves convulsively when… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lizard — Liz ard, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l[ e]zard, L. lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lizard — an animal resembling a serpent, with legs added to it [Johnson], late 14c., lusarde, from Anglo Fr. lusard, O.Fr. laisarde lizard (Mod.Fr. lézard), from L. lacertus (fem. lacerta) lizard, of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE root *leq to bend,… … Etymology dictionary
Lizard — the Lizard an area of land going out into the sea in the southwest of England, which is the part of the UK that is furthest to the south … Dictionary of contemporary English
lizard — ► NOUN ▪ a four legged reptile with a long body and tail, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin. ORIGIN Old French lesard, from Latin lacertus lizard, sea fish , also muscle … English terms dictionary
lizard — [liz′ərd] n. [ME lesard < OFr < L lacerta, lizard: see LEG] 1. any of a suborder (Sauria, order Squamata) of reptiles characterized by a long slender body and tail, a scaly skin, and four legs, sometimes merely vestigial: most species live… … English World dictionary
Lizard — (spr. lisĕrd), Vorgebirge an der Südwestspitze der engl. Grafschaft Cornwall, der südlichste Punkt Englands (49°57´ nördl. Br.), bildet mit Landsend die Mountsbai und trägt zwei Leuchttürme … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… … Universalium
