lizardlike

English

Alternative forms

  • lizard-like

Etymology

Etymology tree
English lizard
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English lizardlike

    From lizard + -like.

    Adjective

    lizardlike (comparative more lizardlike, superlative most lizardlike)

    1. Like or resembling a lizard.
      Synonyms: lacertian, lacertilian, lacertine, lizardy, saurian

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Adverb

    lizardlike (not comparable)

    1. (rare) Like a lizard, in a lizardlike way.
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