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Webster 1913 Edition
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.