Lacerta
WordNet
noun
(1) Type genus of the Lacertidae
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Lacerta
- The taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae. It includes the rock lizards.
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Etymology
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From lacerta, a "lizard"
Proper noun
- An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.