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lacertilian

[ las-er-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the reptilian suborder Lacertilia, comprising the lizards.


noun

  1. a lacertilian reptile.

lacertilian

/ ˌlæsəˈtɪlɪən /

noun

  1. any reptile of the suborder Lacertilia (lizards)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Lacertilia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lacertilian

/ lăs′ər-tĭlē-ən /

  1. Relating to or characteristic of lizards and closely related reptiles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lacertilian1

1850–55; < New Latin Lacertili ( a ) ( Latin Lacert ( a ) Lacerta + -ilia, neuter plural of -ilis -ile ) + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lacertilian1

C19: New Latin, from Latin lacerta lizard
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Example Sentences

Certain footprints in the coal measures of Kansas have been supposed to belong to lacertilian or dinosaurian forms.

In other words, the body, hind legs, and tail are lacertilian in character.

Lizard, liz′ard, n. a family of four-footed scaly reptiles, a saurian or lacertilian.

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