The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lizard fish — lizardfish lizardfish, lizard fish lizard fish . (Zo[ o]l.) 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lizard fish — /ˈlɪzəd fɪʃ/ (say lizuhd fish) noun (plural lizard fish or lizard fishes) any of various large mouthed fishes (family Synodontidae) with lizard like heads, as Trachinocephalus myops of tropical Australian waters. Usage: For variation in the… …
lizard fish — noun : any of various slender marine fishes having a scaly head like that of a lizard and a large mouth and constituting the family Synodontidae * * * lizard fish, any one of various large mouthed fishes with lizardlike heads, especially a… … Useful english dictionary
lizard fish — Ulae, kule, ōnihoniho … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Lizard triplefin — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
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 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
Lizard Island National Park — Infobox protected area of Australia | name = Lizard Island National Park iucn category = II caption = locator x = 218 locator y = 27 nearest town or city = Cooktown coordinates = coord|14|40|08|S|145|27|34|E|type:landmark region:AU area = 9.9 km² … Wikipedia
Lizard — For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). Lizards Temporal range: Late Triassic – Recent, 220–0 Ma … Wikipedia
lizard — noun a reptile that typically has a long body and tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin. [Suborder Lacertilia: many species.] Origin ME: from OFr. lesard(e), from L. lacertus lizard, sea fish , also muscle … English new terms dictionary
