rock lizardn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk ˌlɪzəd/, U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌlɪzərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, lizard n.

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + lizard n. With sense 2 compare rock n.¹ 4a and earlier rock scorpion n. 2.

1. Any of various small and agile lizards that frequent rocky or mountainous places, esp. numerous members of the genus Lacerta (family Lacertidae) found chiefly in southern Europe and Africa. Frequently with distinguishing word.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Agamidae (dragon lizards) > member of genus Draco (flying-lizard)

flying lizard1693

dragon1813

rock lizard1838

1838 J. E. Alexander Exped. Discov. Interior Afr. I. vi. 143 ‘A dassé could not live here,’ said a Boor, ‘only the klip salamander,’ (or rock lizard).

1870 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 124 [The name] of Saniwa..is..used by one of the Indian tribes of the Upper Missouri for a rock lizard.

1910 D. Fairbridge That Which Hath Been (1913) 139 Only the geitjes, as the little rock lizards are called at the Cape, ran actively from one hot stone to another.

1937 Discovery May 137/2 The Rock Lizard can be met with all over the [Nullarbor] plains.

1966 R. C. Stebbins Field Guide Western Reptiles & Amphibians 113 Banded Rock Lizard Streptosaurus mearnsi... A flat-bodied lizard with a single black collar and banded tail; restricted to rocks.

1994 Afr. Environment & Wildlife Nov. 21/1 The male Cape flat rock lizard, Platysaurus capensis.., with vivid blue, green and orange markings is among the more conspicuous reptilian inhabitants.

2002 E. N. Arnold Field Guide Reptiles & Amphibians Brit. & Europe (ed. 2) 179 Caucasian Rock Lizard Lacerta saxicola... A distinctly flattened Rock lizard with a smooth-edged collar.

2. A nickname for: a native inhabitant of Gibraltar, esp. one born of English parents. Cf. rock scorpion n. 2. Now rare.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Gibraltar

rock scorpion1817

rock lizard1843

scorpion1845

Gibraltarine1883

Rock-scorp1912

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. xiv. 269 He was..what is called a rock lizard, that is, a person born at Gibraltar of English parents.

1885 Girl's Own Paper 24 Jan. 271/2 The so-called ‘rock lizards’ are not lizards at all. It is only a nickname given to the children of English parents born at Gibraltar.

1911 H. A. Franck Four Months Afoot in Spain ii. 32 Not even a ‘Rock lizard’ could recompose himself for another nap after the passing of the crashing military band that snatched me at daybreak back to the waking world.

1943 Lima (Ohio) News 24 June 9/1 The war-time boom has increased its population to 52,000, including some 4,000 Portuguese and the ‘rock lizards’ or natives of Gibraltar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock lizard
释义	rock lizardn. Brit. /ˈrɒk ˌlɪzəd/, U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌlɪzərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, lizard n. Etymology: < rock n.¹ + lizard n. With sense 2 compare rock n.¹ 4a and earlier rock scorpion n. 2. 1. Any of various small and agile lizards that frequent rocky or mountainous places, esp. numerous members of the genus Lacerta (family Lacertidae) found chiefly in southern Europe and Africa. Frequently with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [noun] > family Agamidae (dragon lizards) > member of genus Draco (flying-lizard) flying lizard1693 dragon1813 rock lizard1838 1838 J. E. Alexander Exped. Discov. Interior Afr. I. vi. 143 ‘A dassé could not live here,’ said a Boor, ‘only the klip salamander,’ (or rock lizard). 1870 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 124 [The name] of Saniwa..is..used by one of the Indian tribes of the Upper Missouri for a rock lizard. 1910 D. Fairbridge That Which Hath Been (1913) 139 Only the geitjes, as the little rock lizards are called at the Cape, ran actively from one hot stone to another. 1937 Discovery May 137/2 The Rock Lizard can be met with all over the [Nullarbor] plains. 1966 R. C. Stebbins Field Guide Western Reptiles & Amphibians 113 Banded Rock Lizard Streptosaurus mearnsi... A flat-bodied lizard with a single black collar and banded tail; restricted to rocks. 1994 Afr. Environment & Wildlife Nov. 21/1 The male Cape flat rock lizard, Platysaurus capensis.., with vivid blue, green and orange markings is among the more conspicuous reptilian inhabitants. 2002 E. N. Arnold Field Guide Reptiles & Amphibians Brit. & Europe (ed. 2) 179 Caucasian Rock Lizard Lacerta saxicola... A distinctly flattened Rock lizard with a smooth-edged collar. 2. A nickname for: a native inhabitant of Gibraltar, esp. one born of English parents. Cf. rock scorpion n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Gibraltar rock scorpion1817 rock lizard1843 scorpion1845 Gibraltarine1883 Rock-scorp1912 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. xiv. 269 He was..what is called a rock lizard, that is, a person born at Gibraltar of English parents. 1885 Girl's Own Paper 24 Jan. 271/2 The so-called ‘rock lizards’ are not lizards at all. It is only a nickname given to the children of English parents born at Gibraltar. 1911 H. A. Franck Four Months Afoot in Spain ii. 32 Not even a ‘Rock lizard’ could recompose himself for another nap after the passing of the crashing military band that snatched me at daybreak back to the waking world. 1943 Lima (Ohio) News 24 June 9/1 The war-time boom has increased its population to 52,000, including some 4,000 Portuguese and the ‘rock lizards’ or natives of Gibraltar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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