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Lizard, The

(Encyclopedia) Lizard, The, peninsula, Cornwall, SW England. Its southern extremity (the southernmost point of Great Britain) is called Lizard Point or Lizard Head. The coast has colored serpentine…

Leapin' Lizards!

Does the Return of Godzilla Mean Anything Big? by Alicia Potter As any film theorist will tell you, a monster is never just a monster. Indeed, ever since an army of sci-fi films invaded the '50s,…

Brewer's: Lizard

(The). Supposed, at one time, to be venomous, and hence a “lizard's leg” was an ingredient of the witch's cauldron in Macbeth. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

worm lizard

(Encyclopedia) worm lizard, partially or entirely limbless burrowing lizard of the family Amphisbaenidae. All worm lizards lack hind limbs and most species lack forelimbs as well. Except for their…

gila monster

(Encyclopedia) gila monstergila monsterhēˈlə [key], venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, found in the deserts of the SW United States and NW Mexico. It averages 18 in. (45 cm) in length, with a…

flying dragon

(Encyclopedia) flying dragon, gliding lizard of the genus Draco, found in tropical forests of SE Asia. There are about 15 species. Most are about 8 in. (20 cm) long. On either side of the lizard's…

Brewer's: Lizard Islands

Fabulous islands where damsels outcast from the rest of the world are received. (Torquemada: Garden of Flowers.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lizard…

Brewer's: Lizard Point

(Cornwall). A corruption of “Lazars' Point,” i.e. the place of retirement for lazars or lepers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lloyd'sLizard Islands A B…

lizard

(Encyclopedia) lizard, a reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the snake. Lizards form the suborder Sauria, and there are over 3,000 lizard species distributed throughout the world (…

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Director:Baz LuhrmannWriters:Craig Pearce and Baz LuhrmannEditor: Jill BilcockMusic:Nellee HooperProduction Designer:Catherine MartinProducers:Gabriella Martinelli and Baz LuhrmannTwentieth…