lacertian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lacerta (“lizard”) + -ian.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lacertian (comparative more lacertian, superlative most lacertian)
- Pertaining to or resembling a lizard; lizard-like. [from 19th c.]
- 2017 May 17, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian[1]:
- None of these lacertian giants survived the Pleistocene era. For the Javan and Timorese varanids, only a handful of bones remind us of their existence, and the timing of their extinctions remains unknown.
Noun[edit]
lacertian (plural lacertians)