Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lacerta"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lacerta \La*cer"ta\, n. [L. lacertus the arm.]
A fathom. [Obs.] --Domesday Book.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lacerta \La*cer"ta\, n. [L. a lizard. See {Lizard}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of lizards. See {Lizard}.
Note: 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 ({L. agilis}), of Europe.
2. (Astron.) The Lizard, a northern constellation.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lacerta
n : type genus of the Lacertidae [syn: {Lacerta}, {genus Lacerta}]
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