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lacerta viridis |
lacertian |
lacertid |
lacertid lizard |
lacertidae |
lacertilia
| lacertilian
| lacertiloid
| lacertine
| lacertus
| lacewing
lacertilia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lacertilia has 1 sense
- lacertilia(n = noun.animal) sauria, suborder lacertilia, suborder sauria - true lizards; including chameleons and geckos; Array is a kind of animal order
is a member of order squamata, squamata
Derived form adjective lacertilian1
CIDE DICTIONARY
lacertilia, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lacertus a lizard.].
An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards. [1913 Webster]
" They are closely related to the snakes, and like the latter, usually have the body covered with scales or granules. They usually have eyelids, and most of then have well-formed legs; but in some groups (amphisbæna, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are absent and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless Heloderma be an exception. The order includes the chameleons, the Cionocrania , or typical lizards, and the amphisbænas. See Amphisbæna , Gecko , Gila monster , and Lizard ."
[1913 Webster]
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