"lizardry" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: lizard + -ry Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lizard|ry}} lizard + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lizardry (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being a lizard. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lizardry-en-noun-azG1tcBD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry

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          "ref": "1940, Esmé Wingfield-Stratford, Crusade for Civilization, George Routledge, page 19",
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