lizardom en · NOUN
Etymology
From lizard + -dom.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being a lizard, or of belonging to the world of lizards; lizards, collectively.
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: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 211So 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lizarddom | alternative | lexicographic |