dragon lizard

noun

1. Komodo dragon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragon lizard¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Scientists identified an elusive nose-horned dragon lizard in the forests of North Sumatra.

From Scientific American

For Christmas this year, my family adopted a young bearded dragon lizard as a pet.

From Washington Post

With them were Buster, the family beagle and blue-nosed pit bull mix, and Twig, her son’s bearded dragon lizard.

From The Guardian

To date, they have treated 17 dogs — and one bearded dragon lizard missing part of its lower jaw because of an old fracture — with the compound.

From New York Times