Only in Leviticus 11:30, as rendering of Hebrew letaah, so called from its "hiding." Supposed to be the Lacerta gecko or fan-foot lizard, from the toes of which poison exudes. (see CHAMELEON.)

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.

2. (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.

3. (n.) A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.