An arboreal SE Asian lizard which has expanding membranes along the sides of the body, used for gliding between trees.
飞蜥,飞龙。亦称DRAGON
Genus Draco, family Agamidae: several species
Also called dragon, flying dragon
Example sentencesExamples
Bru-shon roared to his camp, gesturing to the giant flying lizard.
The group ran toward the black flying lizard, as did all the other surrounding ranchers who were toiling in the field.
As they grew closer I could see that they were flying lizards.
Here's where we also saw a flying lizard zoom from one side of the yard to the other to land on the side of a tree where we could study it through our binoculars.
Though only birds, insects, and bats can truly fly, many animals, such as flying squirrels and flying lizards, have evolved wing-like flaps of skin for floating - at least briefly - on air.
Definition of flying lizard in US English:
flying lizard
noun
another term for flying dragon
Example sentencesExamples
The group ran toward the black flying lizard, as did all the other surrounding ranchers who were toiling in the field.
Though only birds, insects, and bats can truly fly, many animals, such as flying squirrels and flying lizards, have evolved wing-like flaps of skin for floating - at least briefly - on air.
As they grew closer I could see that they were flying lizards.
Bru-shon roared to his camp, gesturing to the giant flying lizard.
Here's where we also saw a flying lizard zoom from one side of the yard to the other to land on the side of a tree where we could study it through our binoculars.