lacertid

[ luh-sur-tid ]

noun

1. any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Lacertidae family of lizards.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacertid¹

< New Latin Lacertidae. See Lacerta, -id ²

Example Sentences

Resource partition among lacertid lizards in southern Europe.

From Scientific American

Rather than uncovering internal workings in Cryptolacerta that were sliding in a snakelike direction, the imaging and analysis "reveal a mosaic of lacertid and amphisbaenian anatomical characters," the authors wrote.

From Scientific American