lizardom
nounEtymology From lizard + -dom.
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The state of being a lizard, or of belonging to the world of lizards; lizards, collectively.
- His pose has also advanced one step at least towards lizardom: his legs and one of his arms seem to be glued together as if expecting to coalesce into a long body and tail; his right hand looks like a hind paw; and the sway of his body suggests reptilian flexibility.1991, Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Ernst Gall, Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, Volume 54, Issues 1-4, page 211
- So there were recognizable things such as lizards and squares, and realists argued that the abstracta of lizardom and squareness also had a real independent existence.1999, Donald G. Ellis, Crafting Society: Ethnicity, Class, and Communication Theory, page 71:
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- Like the rest of lizardom, the animals spend much time basking in the sun, heating themselves in the morning to a body temperature that ranges from 90°F (32.2°C) in the dry season to 97°F (36°C) in the wet season.2006, John C. Kricher, Galápagos: A Natural History, page 93:
- Related terms
- lizardness, reptiledom