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Definition of Lacerta

Lacerta
Lacerta La*cer"ta, n. [L. lacertus the arm.] A fathom. [Obs.] --Domesday Book.
Lacerta
Lacerta La*cer"ta, n. [L. a lizard. See Lizard.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of lizards. See Lizard. Note: Formerly it included nearly all the known lizards. It is now restricted to certain diurnal Old World species, like the green lizard (Lacerta viridis) and the sand lizard (L. agilis), of Europe. 2. (Astron.) The Lizard, a northern constellation.

Meaning of Lacerta from wikipedia

- Lacerta is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin for lizard. A small, faint constellation...
- Lacerta is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. Lacerta was a fairly diverse genus containing around 40 species, until it was split into nine...
- Lacerta pamphylica is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Turkey. Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Wolfgang Böhme...
- The sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) is a lacertid lizard. There are several subspecies, including L. a. agilis, L. a. argus, and L. a. exigua. The sand lizard...
- The viviparous lizard, or common lizard, (Zootoca vivipara, formerly Lacerta vivipara) is a Eurasian lizard. It lives ****her north than any other species...
- Additional common names for T. lepidus include e**** lizard, and jeweled lacerta (in the pet trade). Timon lepidus is one of the largest members of its...
- Lacerta monticola is a synonymous species name that has been applied to several taxa: Iberolacerta monticola Iberolacerta galani Iberolacerta bonnali...
- The European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a large lizard distributed across European midlatitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east...
- Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Gekkonidae Genus: Gekko Species: G. gecko Binomial name Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Lacerta gecko Linnaeus, 1758...
- scale. Island gigantism List of largest extinct lizards Bravo, Telésforo. Lacerta maxima n. sp. de la fauna continental extinguida del Pleistoceno de las...