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Lacerta

[ luh-sur-tuh ]

noun

, Astronomy.
, genitive La·cer·tae [l, uh, -, sur, -tee].
  1. the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.


Lacerta

/ ləˈsɜːtə /

noun

  1. a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere, part of which is crossed by the Milky Way, lying between Cygnus and Andromeda
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lacerta1

< Latin: lizard
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lacerta1

Latin: lizard
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Example Sentences

The common guana (Lacerta iguana) is naturally extremely gentle and harmless.

The only land reptile is a small lizard (Lacerta dugesii), which is abundant and is very destructive to the grape crop.

It very much resembles the lacerta ameiva, as figured and described by Lacepede,26 but the tail is proportionably much longer.

Most of the European lizards with four well developed limbs belong to the genus Lacerta.

Linnus mentions three species, which he places with his great genus Lacerta.

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