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.