lacertian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin lacerta (“lizard”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈsəːtɪən/, /ləˈsəːʃən/

Adjective[edit]

lacertian (comparative more lacertian, superlative most lacertian)

  1. 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)

  1. (zoology) A member of the Lacerta.

Anagrams[edit]

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