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Definition of Lacerta

1. Noun. Type genus of the Lacertidae.

Definition of Lacerta

1. n. A fathom.

2. n. A genus of lizards. See Lizard.

Definition of Lacerta

1. Proper noun. (constellation) An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lacerta

1. 1. A genus of lizards. See Lizard. 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. The Lizard, a northern constellation. Origin: L. A lizard. See Lizard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Lacerta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catholicon anglicum: an English-Latin wordbook, dated 1483 by Sidney John Hervon Herrtage (1881)
"Lacerta ... which is used as a gloss to ' lacerta' in Wright's Vol. of Vocab. p. 78. See noto to Nero, ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"We must here confine ourselves to the genera Lacerta and Zootoca. as examples. Lacerta. Linn. Generic Character.—Throat with a distinct collar. ..."

3. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"1013) the structure is essentially what has been described in Lacerta, ... Heart of Lacerta muralis, ventral view. A, A. auricles ; Ap. pulmonary artery ..."

4. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural by Richard Lydekker (1888)
"... and the lateral ones hi- or tri- cuspid ; frequently present on the pterygoids. Mandibular symphysis narrow. No dermal scutes. Genus Lacerta, Linn. ..."

5. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"Snout slender and very much elongated ; teeth equal. Lacerta gangetica. ... Lacerta.—Palate armed with two ranks of teeth ; a collar under the neck formed ..."

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