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sand lizard

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments

especially, any lizard of species Lacerta agilis, distributed across most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia.

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Meaning 2

Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments

Heliobolus spp.

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Meaning 3

Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments

Meroles spp. (desert lizards)

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Meaning 4

Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments

Mesalina spp.

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Meaning 5

Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments

Nucras spp.

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Meaning 6

Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments

Pedioplanis spp.

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Meaning 7

Any of many species of lizards found in sandy environments

Uma spp.

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Meaning 8

one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana

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Broader terms: iguanid, iguanid lizard

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Meaning 9

a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia

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Synonyms: Lacerta agilis

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Broader terms: lacertid lizard, lacertid

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: zhapi i ngathët — Lacerta agilis
  • Albanian: zhapi i shpejtë — Lacerta agilis
  • Catalan: llangardaix pirinenc — Lacerta agilis
  • Czech: ještěrka obecná — Lacerta agilis
  • Dutch: zandhagedis — Lacerta agilis
  • Dutch: duinhagedis — Lacerta agilis
  • French: lézard des souches — Lacerta agilis
  • German: Zauneidechse — Lacerta agilis
  • Hungarian: fürge gyík — Lacerta agilis
  • Italian: lucertola degli arbusti — Lacerta agilis
  • Korean: 모래장지뱀 (moraejangjibaem) — Lacerta agilis
  • Polish: jaszczurka zwinka — Lacerta agilis
  • Portuguese: lagarto-ágil — Lacerta agilis
  • Romanian: șopârlă de câmp — Lacerta agilis
  • Russian: прыткая ящерица (prytkaja jaščerica) — Lacerta agilis
  • Spanish: lagarto ágil — Lacerta agilis
  • Welsh: madfall y tywod — Lacerta agilis