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Lacerta
[ luh-sur-tuh ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive La·cer·tae [l, uh, -, sur, -tee].
- the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
Lacerta
/ ləˈsɜːtə /
noun
- a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere, part of which is crossed by the Milky Way, lying between Cygnus and Andromeda
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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.
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The only land reptile is a small lizard (Lacerta dugesii), which is abundant and is very destructive to the grape crop.
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It very much resembles the lacerta ameiva, as figured and described by Lacepede,26 but the tail is proportionably much longer.
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Most of the European lizards with four well developed limbs belong to the genus Lacerta.
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Linnus mentions three species, which he places with his great genus Lacerta.
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