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Meaning of "sand lizard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAND LIZARD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAND LIZARD

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Sand lizard is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SAND LIZARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sand lizard

Sand lizard

The sand lizard is a lacertid lizard distributed across most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia. It does not occur in the Iberian peninsula or European Turkey. Its distribution is often patchy.

Definition of sand lizard in the English dictionary

The definition of sand lizard in the dictionary is a small greyish-brown European lizard, Lacerta agilis, that has long clawed digits and, in the male, bright green underparts: family Lacertidae.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAND LIZARD

sand desert
sand dollar
sand dune
sand eel
sand flea
sand goby
sand hopper
sand lance
sand launce
sand leek
sand martin
sand painting
sand shrimp
sand smelt
sand table
sand trap
sand viper
sand wasp
sand wedge
sand yacht

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAND LIZARD

bearded lizard
draco lizard
flying lizard
frill-necked lizard
frilled lizard
gotcha lizard
hazard
horned lizard
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jew lizard
Komodo lizard
lizard
lounge lizard
rizard
the Lizard
Tizard
vizard
wall lizard
wizard
worm lizard

Synonyms and antonyms of sand lizard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sand lizard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAND LIZARD

Find out the translation of sand lizard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sand lizard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sand lizard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沙蜥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lagarto de arena
570 millions of speakers

English

sand lizard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेत छिपकली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سحلية الرمال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прыткая ящерица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

areia lagarto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালি গচ্ছিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lézard des sables
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cicak pasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zauneidechse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砂のトカゲ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모래 도마뱀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kadal pasir
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thằn lằn cát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணல் பல்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाळूचा छिद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kum kertenkele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sabbia lucertola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jaszczurka zwinka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прудка ящірка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nisip șopârlă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμμόσαυρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sand akkedis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sandödla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sand lizard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sand lizard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAND LIZARD»

The term «sand lizard» is normally little used and occupies the 136.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAND LIZARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sand lizard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sand lizard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sand lizard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAND LIZARD»

Discover the use of sand lizard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sand lizard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Rifleman - sea slug
The name sand lizard is appropriate in England, where it is confined to dry sandy heaths in the south and sand dunes in the northwest. In continental Europe, however, it has a wider range of habitats and is found in woodland clearings, ...
‎2002
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New Scientist
There are three lizards: the common lizard, the sand lizard and the legless slow- worm; three snakes: the grass snake, the smooth snake and the adder; three newts: the smooth (or common), the palmate and the crested; and three anurans, the ...
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
... Sand Lizards d Scharr-Eidechsen 5511 Meroles ctenodactylus Squamata - Lacertidae e Smith's Sand Lizard; Smith's Desert Lizard (CSA) 5512 Meroles cuneirostris Squamata - Lacertidae e Wedge-snouted Sand Lizard; Wedgesnouted ...
Murray Wrobel, 2004
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Gardens in the Dunes: A Novel
Sand Lizard warned her children to share: Don't be greedy. The first ripe fruit of each harvest belongs to the spirits of our beloved ancestors, who come to us as rain; the second ripe fruit should go to the birds and wild animals, in gratitude for  ...
Leslie Marmon Silko, 2013
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Learning to Write "Indian": The Boarding-school Experience ...
She sees herself in her Victorian dresses not as an "imitation white man," but as a "Sand Lizard girl . . . loose in the white people's world" (161). Although she at times forgets "how dark she was because all around her she saw only lighter faces ...
Amelia V. Katanski, 2005
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Plural Sovereignties and Contemporary Indigenous Literature
For Sister Salt, this work includes combining the pleasures of sexuality with sex as business in a worldview consistent with Sand Lizard teachings: The only time she wasn't homesick was when she was flirting with handsome strangers or lying  ...
Stuart Christie, 2009
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Ecological Bulletins, Targets and Tools for the Maintenance ...
Schematic illustration of number of patches with four key habitat components for occurrence of the sand lizard in the sandy pine heath forest of Brattforsheden in 1988 (before habitat resto— rations started). The components have been added  ...
Per Angelstam, Monica Donz-Breuss, Jean-Michel Roberge, 2009
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Lowland Grassland and Heathland Habitats
Table 4.10: Summary Species Action Plan for the sand lizard Current factors causing Action plan objectives Current status loss or decline Current action and targets Proposed actions 0 In the UK natural populations 0 Loss, deterioration and o ...
Elizabeth Price, 2003
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The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the ...
... 99 Rock lizard, northem 105 Rock lizard, southero !05 Rough-scaled lizard, Cape 104 Rough-scaled lizard, common 104 Sand lizard, Burchellrs 104 Sand lizard, Namaqua 104 Sand lizard, plain 104 Sand lizard, spotted 104 Sand snake .
Vincent Carruthers, 2005
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Coastal Dune Management: Shared Experience of European ...
Cooke, A.S. (1991), 'The habitat of Lacerta agilis at Merseyside', Research Survey Number 41, Nature Conservancy Council. Cooke, A.S. (1994), The habitat of the sand lizard Lacerta agilis on the Sefton Coast', in D. Atkinson and J. Houston ...
John Houston, Paul J. Rooney, Sally E. Edmondson, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAND LIZARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sand lizard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Perspectives: Lizards in Germany and the Beatles in Turkey
Lizards A Sand Lizard sits in a transportation tank prior to its release into the wild in sand dunes near Talacre, north Wales September 10, 2013. The lizard, one ... «Newsweek, May 15»
2
Sand Lizards sting Clinton
Head coach Josh Price said he had one answer for who might eventually stop the Sand Lizards — themselves — if they don't learn to hold on to the football. «Russellville Courier, Oct 14»
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Sand lizards reintroduced to Wales
Chester Zoo, along with other specialist centres, has been part of the sand lizard reintroduction programme since it began in 1994. They've just released 31 ... «BT.com, Sep 14»
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Sand lizards have been reintroduced to north Wales
Chester Zoo, along with other specialist centres, has been part of the sand lizard reintroduction programme since it began in 1994. They've just released 31 ... «Irish Examiner, Sep 14»
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Frog with no croak and world's biggest lizard saved by zoos
One of the most sought after reptiles in the illegal pet trade, the ploughshare tortoise, also makes the list as does a UK species, the sand lizard. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
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More sand lizards released on Farnham Heath
About 50 sand lizards have been released at an RSPB site in Surrey. ... Staff from several conservation bodies helped release the juvenile lizards, which were ... «BBC News, Sep 13»
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Rare sand lizards released at Talacre
In the UK sand lizards only live on sand dunes and lowland dry heath. But due to vast losses and fragmentation of these habitats via development and land use ... «Daily Post North Wales, Sep 13»
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UK's rarest lizards return to sand dunes
Rare sand lizards have been released on sand dunes in North Wales in a bid to revive ailing populations. Seventy juveniles have been released on the ... «BBC News, Sep 13»
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Rare sand lizard reintroduced to Talacre coastal site
A threatened species of British lizard is due to be released in Talacre in North Wales today following a successful breeding programme between Chester Zoo ... «ITV News, Sep 13»
10
Social media saves sand lizard
Marine engineer Mark Eggleton, from Weymouth, posted a photo of a sand lizard taken at Higher Hyde Heath between Bovington and Wareham, on the photo ... «Bournemouth Echo, Apr 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sand lizard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sand-lizard>. Apr 2024 ».
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