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Lacerta
La-cer′ta
,Noun.
[L.
lacertus
the arm.] A fathom.
[Obs.]
Domesday Book.
1.
(Zool.)
A genus of lizards. See
Lizard
. ☞ 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. 2.
(Astron.)
The Lizard, a northern constellation.
Definition 2024
Lacerta
Lacerta
See also: lacerta
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Lacerta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – some lizards, including the rock lizards.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Sauria - suborder; Scincomorpha - infraorder; Lacertidae - family; Lacertinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lacerta agilis, Lacerta anatolica, Lacerta bedriagae, Lacerta bilineata, Lacerta brandtii, Lacerta cappadocica, Lacerta chlorogaster, Lacerta cyanisparsa, Lacerta danfordi, Lacerta defilippii, Lacerta dryada, Lacerta dugesii, Lacerta graeca, Lacerta kulzeri, Lacerta laevis, Lacerta media, Lacerta mosorensis, Lacerta mostoufii, Lacerta oertzeni, Lacerta oxycephala, Lacerta pamphylica, Lacerta parva, Lacerta schreiberi, Lacerta steineri, Lacerta strigata, Lacerta trilineata, Lacerta viridis, Lacerta vivipara, Lacerta yassujica, Lacerta zagrosica (species)
- Lacerta aurata, Lacerta caudiverbera, Lacerta principalis (species, placement uncertain or disputed)
- Lacerta goliath, Lacerta maxima, Lacerta siculimelitensis (extinct species)
Derived terms
See also
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Lacerta (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Lacerta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Lacerta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Proper noun
Lacerta
- (astronomy) An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.
Derived terms
Translations
a constellation
lacerta
lacerta
See also: Lacerta
Latin
lacerta (lizard)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈker.ta/
Noun
lacerta f (genitive lacertae); first declension
- lizard
- vocative singular of lacerta
lacertā
- ablative singular of lacerta
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lacerta | lacertae |
| genitive | lacertae | lacertārum |
| dative | lacertae | lacertīs |
| accusative | lacertam | lacertās |
| ablative | lacertā | lacertīs |
| vocative | lacerta | lacertae |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- lacerta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lacerta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lacerta”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.