Lacerta

See also: lacerta

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Latin lacerta (a lizard)

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Lacerta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – some lizards, including the rock lizards.

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English

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin lacerta (a lizard)

Proper noun

Lacerta

  1. (astronomy) An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.

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Proper noun

Lacerta ?

  1. (astronomy) Lacerta
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