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LACERTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lacerta mean? 

LACERTA (noun)
  The noun LACERTA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Lacertidaeplay

  Familiarity information: LACERTA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LACERTA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Lacertidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lacerta; Lacerta

Hypernyms ("Lacerta" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Lacerta"):

Lacerta agilis; sand lizard (a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia)

green lizard; Lacerta viridis (a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long)

Holonyms ("Lacerta" is a member of...):

family Lacertidae; Lacertidae (Old World lizards)


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