\Liz"ard\, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l['e]zard, L.
lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles
   belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied
   to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.

Note: Most lizards have an elongated body, with four legs,
      and a long tail; but there are some without legs, and
      some with a short, thick tail. Most have scales, but
      some are naked; most have eyelids, but some do not. The
      tongue is varied in form and structure. In some it is
      forked, in others, as the chameleons, club-shaped, and
      very extensible. See {Amphisb[ae]na}, {Chameleon},
      {Gecko}, {Gila monster}, {Horned toad}, {Iguana}, and
      {Dragon}, 6.

2. (Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into
   one or both of the ends. --R. H. Dana, Ir.

3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a
   heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.

{Lizard fish} (Zo["o]l.), a marine scopeloid fish of the
   genus {Synodus}, or {Saurus}, esp. {S. f[oe]tens} of the
   Southern United States and West Indies; -- called also
   {sand pike}.

{Lizard snake} (Zo["o]l.), the garter snake ({Eut[ae]nia
   sirtalis}).

{Lizard stone} (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard
   Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.