Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jesus lizard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: je-sus lizard
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the Latin American lizards of the genus Basiliscus.

Etymology

So called because they can run on water; walking on water was one of the miracles ascribed to Jesus Christ.

Inflected Forms

Jesus lizards (plural)

Synonyms

basilisk Jesus Christ lizard

Questions

What does jesus lizard mean?: Any of the Latin American lizards of the genus Basiliscus.
Where does jesus lizard come from?: So called because they can run on water; walking on water was one of the miracles ascribed to Jesus Christ.

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