sand lizard

Questions about sand lizard

What does sand lizard mean?

sand lizard means "a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sand lizard?

Close synonyms include Lacerta agilis, side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sand lizard a common word?

sand lizard is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.