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Definition of Family Lacertidae
1. Noun. Old World lizards.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Lacertilia, Sauria, Suborder Lacertilia, Suborder Sauria
Member holonyms: Lacertid, Lacertid Lizard, Genus Lacerta, Lacerta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Lacertidae
Literary usage of Family Lacertidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... the family Lacertidae, which comprises Lacerta and a number of other genera,
is characterised by the presence of dermal bony supra-orbital and ..."
2. Transactions and Annual Report by North Staffordshire Field Club (1892)
"... the bones of this species have been found only seven feet beneath the surface
in peat, in East Witham, in 1836. Order Squamata, family Lacertidae. ..."
3. The Balance of Nature and Modern Conditions of Cultivation: A Practical by George Abbey (1909)
"52, belongs to the family Lacertidae of True Lizards, in which the body is covered
with scales, which are largest on the abdomen and the head. ..."
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