Lizards

Human slang for the Race. When the Conquest Fleet first landed and went to war with humans, the Race's reptilian characteristics prompted most Earth cultures to refer to them as Lizards (though the Chinese preferred the term "little scaly devils"). Though originally intended as a slur, after the war ended "Lizard" became simply a shorthand by which to refer to the Race in human languages. Members of the Race who deal regularly with humans do not consider its use offensive.