flying lizard

American  

noun

1. flying dragon.

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flying lizard British  

noun

1. any lizard of the genus Draco , of S and SE Asia, having an extensible fold of skin on each side of the body, used to make gliding leaps: family Agamidae (agamas)

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Etymology

Origin of flying lizard

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Flying dragons glide through the treetops using their colorful patagia, wing-like structures supported by their ribs, says Jim McGuire a flying lizard specialist at the University of California at Berkeley.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

Like the modern flying lizard Draco from southeast Asia, they most likely wandered about on the ground and climbed trees in search of insect prey.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

The little flying lizard probably used its three-fingered hands to hunt and climb.

From Scientific American • Jul. 10, 2021

This, in turn, puts the onus on Dany to prove her might without the firepower of a flying lizard to back her up.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2019

Once a flying lizard swooped over their boat but it changed its mind and went on to attack something else.

From The Lost Warship by Williams, Robert Moore