[liz.ard] n [ME liserd, fr. MF laisarde, fr. L lacerta] (14c) 1: any of a suborder (Lacertilia) of reptiles distinguished from the snakes by a fused inseparable lower jaw, a single temporal opening, two pairs of well differentiated functional limbs which may be lacking in burrowing forms, external ears, and eyes with movable lids; broadly: any relatively long-bodied reptile (as a crocodile or dinosaur) with legs and tapering tail
2: leather made from lizard skin