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lizardfolk

UK/ˈlɪz.əd.fəʊk/US/ˈlɪz.ɚd.foʊk/

lizardfolk noun: a type of intelligent anthropomorphic creature akin to (or created from) lizards; lizardman.

Noun

lizardfolk (plural lizardfolk)

  1. A type of intelligent anthropomorphic creature akin to (or created from) lizards; lizardman.
    • The guard beasts were intended to keep the dangers of the jungle out of Emath—the tribes of scaly lizardfolk...1988, David Drake, The Sea Hag, Baen Books, →ISBN
    • Lizardfolk druids are easier to integrate with the average game than are their centaur counterparts — it nothing else, it's easier to take a lizardfolk than a centaur into a dungeon.2002, David Eckelberry, Mike Selinker, Masters of the Wild, Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN

Examples of lizardfolk in a sentence

  • Shara's blade cut the creature's flank, then the demon leaped over the terrified lizardfolk and vanished in a rising cloud of mist.2011, James Wyatt, Oath of Vigilance: A Dungeons & Dragons Novel, Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN:
  • Several groups of dead sand lizardfolk were scattered across their path.2011, Dallas S. Paskell, Medieval: The Book of Loss, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 260:
  • “These are the lizardfolk!” They did not look like lizards, but Temur, too, had heard of the tribes to the west who rode under the banners of dragons and wore their hide as armor.2012, Elizabeth Bear, Range of Ghosts, Macmillan, →ISBN:

Forms of lizardfolk

plurallizardfolk

Origin of lizardfolk

From lizard + folk.

Questions about lizardfolk

What does lizardfolk mean?
Lizardfolk means a type of intelligent anthropomorphic creature akin to (or created from) lizards; lizardman.
How do you use lizardfolk in a sentence?
Shara's blade cut the creature's flank, then the demon leaped over the terrified lizardfolk and vanished in a rising cloud of mist.
What part of speech is lizardfolk?
Lizardfolk is a noun.
How do you pronounce lizardfolk?
Lizardfolk is pronounced /ˈlɪz.əd.fəʊk/ (UK).
What is the plural of lizardfolk?
The plural of lizardfolk is lizardfolk.

Words near lizardfolk in the dictionary

  1. lizard-stone
  2. Lizardbreath
  3. lizarddom
  4. lizardfish
  5. lizardfishes
  6. lizardfolk
  7. Lizardi
  8. Lizardis
  9. lizardish
  10. lizardite
  11. lizardites

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