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Lacerta   Listen
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Lacerta  n.  
1.
(Zool.) 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 (Lacerta agilis), of Europe.
2.
(Astron.) The Lizard, a northern constellation.





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... Mr. A. G. Butler, of the British Museum, communicated the results of his observations with lizards, frogs, and spiders, which strikingly corroborate those of Mr. Weir. Three green lizards (Lacerta viridis) which he kept for several years, were very voracious, eating all kinds of food, from a lemon cheesecake to a spider, and devouring flies, caterpillars, and humble bees; yet there were some caterpillars and moths which ...
— Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection - A Series of Essays • Alfred Russel Wallace


Words linked to "Lacerta" :   Lacertidae, green lizard, genus Lacerta, sand lizard, Lacerta viridis, Lacerta agilis, reptile genus, family Lacertidae


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