LACERTID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lacertid mean? 

• LACERTID (noun)
  The noun LACERTID has 1 sense:

1. Old World terrestrial lizard

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LACERTID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World terrestrial lizard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

lacertid; lacertid lizard

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

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lacertid"):

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 ("lacertid" is a member of...):

family Lacertidae; Lacertidae (Old World lizards)