Lacerta

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lacerta \La*cer"ta\, n. [L. lacertus the arm.]
     A fathom. [Obs.] --Domesday Book.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Lacerta \La*cer"ta\, n. [L. a lizard. See {Lizard}.]
     1. (Zool.) A genus of lizards. See {Lizard}.
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     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 ({Lacerta agilis}), of Europe.
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     2. (Astron.) The Lizard, a northern constellation.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lacerta
       n : type genus of the Lacertidae [syn: {genus Lacerta}]