flying lizard.

flying lizard.
[1850-55]

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  • flying lizard — dragon drag on (dr[a^]g [u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. dra kwn, prob. fr. de rkesqai, dra kein, to look (akin to Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • flying lizard — (also flying dragon) noun an arboreal SE Asian lizard with expanding membranes along its body, used for gliding between trees. [Genus Draco: several species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • flying lizard — noun any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body • Syn: ↑dragon, ↑flying dragon • Hypernyms: ↑agamid, ↑agamid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Draco, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • flying lizard — fly′ing liz′ard n. ram flying dragon • Etymology: 1850–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • flying lizard — /ˈflaɪɪŋ lɪzəd/ (say fluying lizuhd) noun any of the arboreal lizards of the genus Draco of South and South East Asia, with extensible membranes along the sides by means of which they make long gliding leaps from tree to tree; flying dragon …  

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